Hill Helicopters Targeting HX50 First Flight by Year’s End

Heli-Expo showgoers crowd around an HX50 mockup.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
ANAHEIM, California–Jason Hill, founder of UK startup Hill Helicopters, has committed to achieving a first flight of the company’s HX50 turbine-powered light helicopter this year despite engine development delays. Company engineers are planning to run a completed prototype of the GT50 turbine engine...

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