Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Piasecki X-49A Speedhawk Technology Demonstrator Compound Helicopter.
2 x General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines developing 1,620 horsepower each driving four-bladed main rotor over fuselage and ducted propulsor system in pusher configuration at rear of fuselage.
Propulsion
168 mph
270 kph | 146 kts
Max Speed
18,996 ft
5,790 m | 4 miles
Service Ceiling
438 miles
705 km | 381 nm
Operational Range
700 ft/min
213 m/min
Rate-of-Climb