Airbus X9

[TomcatViP]

Let's discuss the mystery Airbus X9 project to replace the long toothed H145 as news are rumored to surface next:

Exclusive: Mystery X9 helicopter takes shape as potential successor to Airbus H145

After a decade in the shadows, one of Europe's mystery aerospace projects - the X9 helicopter - is taking shape as a potential future successor to Airbus Helicopters' H145 light-twin chopper, with plans for a demonstrator underway, industry sources said.

www.reuters.com

 

[RavenOne]

Let's discuss the mystery Airbus X9 project to replace the long toothed H145 as news are rumored to surface next:

Exclusive: Mystery X9 helicopter takes shape as potential successor to Airbus H145

After a decade in the shadows, one of Europe's mystery aerospace projects - the X9 helicopter - is taking shape as a potential future successor to Airbus Helicopters' H145 light-twin chopper, with plans for a demonstrator underway, industry sources said.

www.reuters.com

Am here on business at Le Bourget all week so lemme find out more

Cheers

 

[yasotay]

Well, twin engine? At least the same cargo space. New dynamic system possibly combined with updated fuselage. Hard to "mess with success" so I am not sure X9 will be radically different aerodynamically. Market share being what it is, the customer base may not be looking for anything other than reduced bottom line.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Well, twin engine? At least the same cargo space. New dynamic system possibly combined with updated fuselage. Hard to "mess with success" so I am not sure X9 will be radically different aerodynamically. Market share being what it is, the customer base may not be looking for anything other than reduced bottom line.

That's certainly what I expect. More efficient engines, better planned component placement so that all you have to do is open one panel and it's right there. No removing half a dozen other things to get to the part you need to fix!

 

[RavenOne]

Did not get squat out of anyone at Le Bourget, and has anyone heard anything else?

Google being my friend, came up with another article, day after the link i posted..

Airbus to replace H145 with a mysterious new chopper called the X9

Airbus is looking to replace its H145 helicopter with what has been codenamed the X9. But little is known about this mysterious new chopper.

interestingengineering.com

But looking at it from another perspective and probably it be sooner than we think, with X( design coming to fruition

cheers

 

[TomcatViP]

Is the X9 the recently unveiled H140?

 

[H_K]

Is the X9 the recently unveiled H140?

Well apparently H140 is the X8, ie. the H135 replacement.

X9 is the H145 replacement, currently the focus there is on the H145 PioneerLab tech demonstrator.