Army UH-60 FBW Program On Schedule

摘要

The U.S. Army's first total fly-by-wire helicopter is still on schedule in its developmental testing (DT) phase, despite rumors that the program has been delayed by technical problems, according to Col. Neil Thurgood, project manager for utility helicopters. The UH-60 upgrade program was started in 2004, with the first of two prototypes flown in 2008. Those aircraft are now undergoing DT at Sikorsky's test facility in West Palm Beach, Fla.