Rostec to create VRT500 prototype by the end of 2019
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) will produce a light utility helicopter prototype, VRT500, designed by VR-Technologies design bureau, by the end of 2019.
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) will produce a light utility helicopter prototype, VRT500, designed by VR-Technologies design bureau, by the end of 2019. The helicopter is expected to be supplied in the following configurations: passenger, utility, cargo, training, VIP, and medevac.
Helicopter rotor system strength tests are now underway, said the company, and VR-Technologies’ specialists are going to start aerodynamic tests shortly. Russian Helicopters said: “The VRT500 will be the first medevac helicopter in the world in the segment of helicopters with maximum take-off weight up to two tons to ensure loading and unloading of unified gurneys through the rear cabin doors, which simplifies the process and allows significantly reduced time.”