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Eurocopter’s Revolutionary X3 Helicopter Tours U.S.A.


Eurocopter began the U.S. tour of its


X3 high­speed hybrid helicopter, which demonstrated the unique operational capabilities of this advanced trans­ portation system during a month of vis­ its to military facilities and hub loca­ tions for civil helicopter operators. The tour was initiated with a debut


X3 flight presentation at the Grand Prairie, Texas headquarters of Eurocopter’s U.S. subsidiary – American Eurocopter – which was attended by employees, elected officials, customers and industry partners. In addition to providing the first­ever demonstration of Eurocopter’s cutting­ edge innovation with the X3 outside of Europe, the company’s tradition of rotary­wing excellence was under­ scored by a Grand Prairie Airport fly­in of its product range, from the pioneer­ ing Alouette and BO105 to today’s UH­


10 August 2012


72A Lakota for the U.S. Army, the U.S. Coast Guard’s MH­65C Dolphin, as well as the EC225, AS350 and EC145 – which are used in civilian operations, law enforcement, medical airlift and para­ public missions. “We have a very ambitious innova­


tion strategy leading to the first flight of a new helicopter, a new version or a new technology demonstrator every year. Innovation is not just a buzzword, it’s a way of life at Eurocopter,” explained President & CEO Lutz Bertling. “With the ingenious design


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