| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-ZXXX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Eurocopter X3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Eurocopter X3 |
| Aircraft Version: | Eurocopter X3 |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Saint-Victoret / Musée de l'Aviation [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | France |
| Photo Date: | 8 September 2018 |
| Photo by: | Gert Jan Mentink |
| Photo ID: | 142391 |
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The X3 demonstrator is based on the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter, with the addition of short span wings each fitted with a Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322-01/9a turboshaft engine of 1,693 kW (2,270 hp) driving a tractor propeller. These engines had different pitch to counter the torque effect of the main rotor. As a technology demonstrator, the X3 reached a speed of 472 km/h ( 293 mph) on 7 June 2013. This photo is copyright © Gert Jan Mentink, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 May 2019, and has since been viewed 159 times. |