Eurocopter X³ (English Wikipedia)

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ainonline.com

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airbus-group.com

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airbushelicopters.com

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airbushelicoptersinc.com

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archive.today

Eurocopters Hybridhubschrauber X³ übertrifft sein angestrebtes Geschwindigkeitsziel: 232 Knoten (430 km/h) bei stabilem Horizontalflug [Eurocopter's hybrid helicopter X³ surpasses its attempted speed target: 232 knots (430 km/h) with a stable horizontal flight] (in German), Presse Box, 16 May 2011, archived from the original on 11 September 2012, retrieved 7 June 2011
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aviationtoday.com

Stephens, Ernie (1 August 2012), "Pilot Report: The Exciting, Experimental, Exceptional X³", Rotor & Wing, archived from the original on 15 September 2012, retrieved 10 May 2014.
"Eurocopter X³ Approaches the Sunset of its Brief Life", Aviation today, archived from the original on 14 July 2014, retrieved 26 May 2014.
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aviationweek.com

Nelms, Douglas (9 July 2012), "Aviation Week Flies Eurocopter's X³", Aviation Week & Space Technology, archived from the original on 10 May 2014, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Norris, Guy (28 February 2012), "Eurocopter X-3 Targets US Market", Aviation Week, retrieved 1 March 2012^{[permanent dead link]}. Mirror Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
Norris, Guy (14 February 2012). "Eurocopter Outlines Plans For X4 Program". Aviation Week. Retrieved 24 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
Osborne, Tony. "Eurocopter Ponders X³ Helicopter’s Next Steps" Aviation Week & Space Technology, 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 13 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine on 13 May 2014.
Warwick, Graham (30 July 2012), "Eurocopter's X3 – Would You Go to War in One?", Aviation Week & Space Technology, archived from the original on 10 May 2014, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Warwick, Graham (11 March 2013), "EADS (ie Eurocopter) Bids for Army's JMR", Aviation Week & Space Technology, archived from the original on 13 May 2014, retrieved 17 June 2014.
"Intellectual Property Concerns Swayed EADS JMR Pullout", Aviation Week & Space Technology, 24 June 2013, retrieved 17 June 2014, Guillaume Faury said the company made the 'strategic decision' because it was concerned that it would have to transfer the intellectual property rights of the company's self-developed X³ technology to the US.
Warwick, Graham. "EADS Withdraws JMR Bid To Focus On AAS" Aviation Week & Space Technology, 4 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 17 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
"EADS Quits Helo Competition To Pursue Uncertain AAS" Aviation Week & Space Technology, 10 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 17 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine

bloomberg.com

Meet the World's Fastest Helicopter: The 293-Mph X³ (video), Bloomberg, 20 June 2013.

cleansky.eu

A Preliminary Programme Outline For Clean Sky 2 (PDF), EU: Clean sky, July 2012. Size 2 MB.

defense-update.com

Eshel, Noam (6 September 2010), "Eurocopter Tests the X-Cubed, a New High-speed Hybrid Helicopter", Defense Update, archived from the original on 24 October 2013, retrieved 10 May 2014.

eurocopter.com

"Flight testing of Eurocopter's X³ high-speed hybrid helicopter demonstrator marks a new milestone in the company's innovation roadmap". Eurocopter. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.

europa.eu

ec.europa.eu

"8.7 Compound Rotorcraft Demonstration (LifeRCraft) – WP2" pages 302–375. Size: 747 pages, 23 MB. Clean Sky 2, 27 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

flightglobal.com

Gubisch, Michael, Eurocopter's X³ restricted by US regulations, Farnborough: Flightglobal.
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US Army selects Bell, Sikorsky/Boeing team for JMR demonstration, Flightglobal.
Croft, John (23 February 2009). "Heli-expo 2009: Rolls-Royce confirms role in Eurocopter X³ programme". Flightglobal. Retrieved 28 September 2010.

ghostarchive.org

Singing the X³'s praises (video) (press release), Airbus, 26 June 2012, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Video 1, 2 (Google You tube) (video), Airbus Helicopters, 26 September 2010, 2 m 50 s, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 9 May 2014.

jetbrokerseurope.com

Norris, Guy (28 February 2012), "Eurocopter X-3 Targets US Market", Aviation Week, retrieved 1 March 2012^{[permanent dead link]}. Mirror Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

lemonde.fr

Thivent, Viviane (11 June 2013), "Le X³, un hélico à 472 km/h" [The X³, a helicopter at 472 km/h], Le Monde, retrieved 10 May 2014.

militaryfactory.com

"Eurocopter X³ (X Cubed) Experimental Compound Helicopter". Military Factory. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014..

nationaldefensemagazine.org

Parsons, Dan, "Eurocopter's X³ Shows Old Designs Could Be The Future of Army Aviation", National defense magazine.

opex360.com

"Le X³ d'Eurocopter a volé à 430 km/h" [Eurocopter's X³ flew at 430 km/h]. Zone Militaire (in French). Opex 360. 17 May 2011.

popularmechanics.com

Goodier, Rob (20 September 2010). "Inside Sikorsky's Speed-Record-Breaking Helicopter Technology". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014..

pressebox.de

Eurocopters Hybridhubschrauber X³ übertrifft sein angestrebtes Geschwindigkeitsziel: 232 Knoten (430 km/h) bei stabilem Horizontalflug [Eurocopter's hybrid helicopter X³ surpasses its attempted speed target: 232 knots (430 km/h) with a stable horizontal flight] (in German), Presse Box, 16 May 2011, archived from the original on 11 September 2012, retrieved 7 June 2011

reuters.com

"Eurocopter's Revolutionary X³ Helicopter Continues Military Leg of Its US Tour". Reuters. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014..

safran-group.com

lebourget.safran-group.com

"The RTM322 shared a speed record with X³", Le Bourget, Safran, archived from the original on 17 October 2014, retrieved 26 May 2014.

sldinfo.com

"An Update on the X3: A Conversation with Hervé Jammayrac" Second Line of Defense, 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

theengineer.co.uk

Nathan, Stuart (13 January 2017). "Rethinking rotorcraft: Airbus aims for speedy helicopter". The Engineer. Retrieved 14 January 2017. design was frozen last summer ahead of its construction phase starting this year. Clean Sky 2 rotorcraft is classified as a hybrid helicopter.

verticalmag.com

Erdos, Robert. "Flying the Future Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine" Vertical (Magazine), 10 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
Airbus Helicopters X³ makes its new home at France's national Air and Space museum (press release), Airbus, 19 June 2014, archived from the original on 19 June 2014, retrieved 19 June 2014.

web.archive.org

Nelms, Douglas (9 July 2012), "Aviation Week Flies Eurocopter's X³", Aviation Week & Space Technology, archived from the original on 10 May 2014, retrieved 10 May 2014.
"Eurocopter's X³ hybrid helicopter makes aviation history in achieving a speed milestone of 255 knots during level flight", Helicopters (press release), Airbus, archived from the original on 27 May 2014, retrieved 26 May 2014.
Erdos, Robert. "Flying the Future Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine" Vertical (Magazine), 10 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
"Eurocopter X³ (X Cubed) Experimental Compound Helicopter". Military Factory. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014..
"The Eurocopter X³ hybrid helicopter exceeds its speed challenge: 232 knots (430 km/h) attained in level, stabilized flight", Eurocopter, Airbus helicopters, 16 May 2011, archived from the original on 12 May 2014, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Goodier, Rob (20 September 2010). "Inside Sikorsky's Speed-Record-Breaking Helicopter Technology". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014..
"The X³ concept", Helicopters, Airbus, archived from the original on 12 May 2014, retrieved 9 May 2014.
Stephens, Ernie (1 August 2012), "Pilot Report: The Exciting, Experimental, Exceptional X³", Rotor & Wing, archived from the original on 15 September 2012, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Eshel, Noam (6 September 2010), "Eurocopter Tests the X-Cubed, a New High-speed Hybrid Helicopter", Defense Update, archived from the original on 24 October 2013, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Norris, Guy (28 February 2012), "Eurocopter X-3 Targets US Market", Aviation Week, retrieved 1 March 2012^{[permanent dead link]}. Mirror Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
Padfield, R Randall (3 August 2013), "Eurocopter X³ 'Flies Intuitively,' Say Test Pilots", AIN online, archived from the original on 6 August 2013, retrieved 10 May 2014.
"Eurocopter's Revolutionary X³ Helicopter Continues Military Leg of Its US Tour". Reuters. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014..
"Eurocopter X³ Approaches the Sunset of its Brief Life", Aviation today, archived from the original on 14 July 2014, retrieved 26 May 2014.
"Flight testing of Eurocopter's X³ high-speed hybrid helicopter demonstrator marks a new milestone in the company's innovation roadmap". Eurocopter. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
"L'Hélicoptère de démonstration X³ atteint les 430 km/h !" [The demonstration helicopter X³ reaches 430 km/h!]. Avia News (in French). 24 Heures. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
Eurocopter's X Development Team wins Howard Hughes Award for Outstanding Improvement in Helicopter Technology (press release), Airbus, 3 May 2012, archived from the original on 28 May 2014, retrieved 26 May 2014.
Osborne, Tony. "Eurocopter Ponders X³ Helicopter’s Next Steps" Aviation Week & Space Technology, 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 13 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine on 13 May 2014.
Paur, Jason. "X³ Helicopter Sets Speed Record at Nearly 300 MPH" Wired, 11 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived on 31 March 2014
Warwick, Graham (30 July 2012), "Eurocopter's X3 – Would You Go to War in One?", Aviation Week & Space Technology, archived from the original on 10 May 2014, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Warwick, Graham (11 March 2013), "EADS (ie Eurocopter) Bids for Army's JMR", Aviation Week & Space Technology, archived from the original on 13 May 2014, retrieved 17 June 2014.
Majumdar, Dave. "Cost drove EADS from US Army rotorcraft demonstration" 13 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine on 12 May 2014
Warwick, Graham. "EADS Withdraws JMR Bid To Focus On AAS" Aviation Week & Space Technology, 4 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 17 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
"EADS Quits Helo Competition To Pursue Uncertain AAS" Aviation Week & Space Technology, 10 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived 17 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Sailer, J. "Airbus Helicopters to design new compound rotorcraft demonstrator in the frame of Clean Sky 2 program Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine" Airbus PR, 16 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
Airbus Helicopters X³ makes its new home at France's national Air and Space museum (press release), Airbus, 19 June 2014, archived from the original on 19 June 2014, retrieved 19 June 2014.
"The RTM322 shared a speed record with X³", Le Bourget, Safran, archived from the original on 17 October 2014, retrieved 26 May 2014.
"Airbus Helicopters Dauphin EC155 Characteristics", Specifications, Airbus Helicopters, archived from the original on 14 July 2014, retrieved 17 June 2014.
"Eurocopter's revolutionary X³ helicopter begins military leg of its US tour", Helicopters, Airbus, archived from the original on 1 February 2014, retrieved 27 January 2014.
Dubois, Thierry (August 2011), "Eurocopter Launches Dauphin Replacement; Preps for X³", Aviation Today, archived from the original on 13 May 2016, retrieved 31 March 2012.
Dubois, Thierry; Huber, Mark (February 2012), "New Rotorcraft 2012" (PDF), Aviation International, archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2016, retrieved 31 March 2012.

wired.com

Paur, Jason. "X³ Helicopter Sets Speed Record at Nearly 300 MPH" Wired, 11 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Archived on 31 March 2014

youtube.com

Singing the X³'s praises (video) (press release), Airbus, 26 June 2012, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 10 May 2014.
Video 1, 2 (Google You tube) (video), Airbus Helicopters, 26 September 2010, 2 m 50 s, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 9 May 2014.