Eurocopter Outlines Plans For X4 Program

Eurocopter plans to develop a two-step approach to introducing its advanced X4 helicopter with the first version entering service in 2017.

The X4 is aimed at the AS365 Dauphin/EC155 replacement market in the medium twin, 9,000 lb to 11,000 lb category, with first flight in 2015. The intermediate configuration ...