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Sikorsky Innovations HEX

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Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. Maximum gross weight of 7,000 pounds.

Lift type
Tilt-rotor
Construction
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Turboshaft, Electric, Hybrid
Application
Experimental

Design & construction

Pressurisation
Unpressurised

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Sikorsky Innovations HEX / Hybrid-electric eVTOL prototype test-bed aircraft.

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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin companyNews

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