New HSVTOL aircraft for military and commercial applications unveiled
US-based Advanced Tactics Inc (AT) and Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Co. (Rotor X) unveiled the Barracuda, a new aircraft line for military and commercial applications
The AT/Rotor X Barracuda High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft combines the hover capability of a helicopter with forward flight speed, extended long-range, and versatility of a light strike/fighter aircraft.
The Barracuda HSVTOL cruises three times faster than the current USAF rescue helicopter HH-60 Pavehawk and has four times the range. The commercial applications range from small package delivery to cross-country hub-and-spoke distribution, to air taxi and commuter passenger services.
Supporting a wide spectrum of missions
The Barracuda HSVTOL family of aircraft can support a wide spectrum of missions including unmanned intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance, and land and ocean personnel recovery.
The AT/Rotor X team also has designs for the Barracuda HSVTOL family of aircraft suited to jobs such as long-range runway-independent commuter and air-taxi service, industrial and mining logistics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and maritime patrol and rescue.