That’s my take from this, that sound is iconic already

It does sound amazing

@@kinggooseman5373 Definitely not sneaking up on anyone, I saw a demonstration and with prop engaged it sounds wicked cool like a WW2 fighter screaming toward you with prejudice. Should scare the enemy into hiding

Can't tell how sweet it sound when two coaxial propellers are in harmony. More than what it sounds, it is the feel you die for.

the same with ka 52

What do you do at Sikorsky?

​@@choasisgoated Scheduling

You work at Sikorsky so that is a Chopper

@@thureinmin7350 Huh?

He’s like Sikorsky top guy

Thanks, Ed!

Reading a script written by someone else while standing in front of a camera…hmm not really any skill or talent there.

@@MADmosche You are a cynic. You don’t believe people act altruistically. You should try commenting on things you know and refrain from those you don’t know. Nothing was scripted, but everything was real. I’m an aviator and USAFA grad, so I don’t make excuses for poor comments.

How does it avoid getting shot down by manpads?

@@nametag4277 flying low behind terrain and I imagine it can reach from really long ranges

@@nametag4277 Manpads are a challenge if you loiter too long, and too close to a shooter. If the acoustic and IR and radar signatures are lower than current helicopters, that gives the shooter reduced time to know the Raider is nearby. Also, with the vast amount of networked tactical information that has become available, the helicopter has an improved chance of knowing where the hot spots may be. I'd also expect that Sikorsky would use similar build technologies to reduce vulnerable area so that, if hit, the chance of survival is improved. If you do a search on how rugged the H-60 Black Hawk is, and what detection and countermeasures are publicly known, that will give you insight. I participated in actual tests of selected countermeasures, and certain techniques help reduce vulnerability.

@@donantilla329 that’s great information, I just don’t see them lasting long against China. Helicopters are indispensable in support rolls, but I can’t see them surviving long in an attack roll against any country with a half decent AA capabilities.

@@donantilla329 would they be able to counter a manpad like the British Star streak that paints the helicopter with a laser a sends 3 tungsten darts at Mach 3? It’s only a matter of time until China developers a similar weapon. I guess my over all question is what per to per war has the attack helicopter proven itself as a force multiplier?

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Great job Sam! It looks epic! 😀

very cool video

The style seemed very similar to RTs Combat approved just so you are aware

Imagine the service intervals being quite short, and the skilled mechanics needed to do those services.

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My dad flew Blackhawks for over 22 years. I'm curious to see if this thing will make it because it looks damn capable!

@@justalpha9138 that's awesome!! I thank him for his service

@@xcq7222 The Blackhawks were solid helicopters for a long time, and now it's time to pass the torch.

@@justalpha9138 I'm not a big fan of how that new helicopter looks but I don't think looks of things are a priority for the us military

@@xcq7222 I do like how they look, but I understand why others wouldn't

That was not why they shut it down ! In 1972 the design you are talking about was plagued with issues of vibration ! This also the S-97 is not new this was first designed in 2010

I think you are thinking of the AH-56 Cheyenne, which was shut down by the Air Force even though it was very advanced for its time. As for the issues with vibration as the reason for the shutdown, a recent video by Megaprojects explained that a test pilot died when trying to push the craft specifically to find the source of the problem. Due to that test, the problem was solved before the project was shut down. I didn't even know about the AH-56 Cheyenne. The helicopter plagued with issues I grew up with was the RAH-66 Comanche.

@@Tsudico it was shut down because the airforce insisted all CAS should be their responsibility, with the A-10. In fact the Cheyenne can do everything the A10 can but a lot better. That's why you see statistics of the A-10 getting hit and damaged a lot amongst all fixed wing CAS aircraft as far back as the Gulf war.

He's not dead, he retired 😆@@aabbcc5154

There isn’t a troop carrying version of the raider, it is the same aircraft with six seats inside the weapons bay.

​@@user-pq4by2rq9y I think he's talking about the defiant

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Yes! Working on something special :)

An alligator, but apart from that detail pretty cool. 😁

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Thanks Keith!

Different aircraft. This one did not compete against the 360 valor

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You mean ah 56 Cheyenne the main reason it cost was too much at the same time it was so advanced

@@yaserallan110 Yes, that's the chopper, thanks!

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Well it’s not a done deal yet. This is Sikorsky’s tech demonstrator not an army helicopter. The army has not decided between Bell and Sikorsky who will provide the FARA helicopter.

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The prototype only has seats for the pilots unfortunately.

I am excited for the new platform, and I know it's a major upgrade over the current light heli's I doubt it's now maintenance or cheap operation. It looks like it may have some radar reduction that may not be disclosed yet, which is infamously expensive to maintain. Radar reduction is great, it's not cheap, though. With the USA's modern fleet, if this was an attack heli I'd have it acquire targets from spotters on the ground and guided in with drone data, so there's less home-on-radar/EM emitter. We've already got a drone circling for recon, and Snipers mostly call in the birds anyways. Why risk giving the spotters position when you can fly your gunship in and out, with missiles that self-guide/lock via drone link from 80k feet? And the special forces drops from deep within enemy airspace is huge, too. Get in quick, low and with reduced radar signature, drop the boys off, and fly home without being caught, or preferably detected. Or to have a surprise air support platform, it is a very cool heli. Cool for being the fastest, but it also looks like it's radar absorbent. This is the kind of platform the USA actually needs, not clunky easy to spot brutes from last century. They're claiming some 6th gen fighters might not even have aileron, they'll produce heat to push the air around the plane's leading edge to control movement. And the SR71's successor is supposed to be made out of a composite ceramic because metal melts at those speeds. Wild stuff.

Remember this is to fill the scout role that the Apache is currently assigned to today. The Apache is not really a scout helo and more suited to attack. So I don’t consider it an Apache replacement.

I very much agree, but it very much depends on if it achieves the major requirements from the customer (i.e. the U.S. Army). Companies like Lockheed Martin can make a lot of cool things, but if they don't meet the major or baseline requirements (or their competition meets them better) then it won't get farther than the prototype demonstration phase.

@@OverTheVoids Which makes me wonder if the Army likes what it sees here. The Blackhawk served for many years, but it needs to be replaced as the design is showing it's age.