New HSVTOL aircraft for military and commercial applications unveiled

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.

Meanwhile, Bell Textron has also recently unveiled its design concepts for new HSVTOL aircraft systems for military applications.