Subaru conducts first flight of UH-X prototype
In a press release, Subaru reported that its first UH-X prototype took to the sky at 2:50 p.m. on Dec. 25 at its Aerospace Company Utsunomiya Plant in Tochigi Prefecture, landing safely after a successful 55-minute flight.
According to the release, this prototype aircraft will be delivered to JMOD by the end of fiscal year 2018 (March 2019) after the completion of a series of flight tests by Subaru.
Subaru will establish a new production line at its Utsunomiya Plant for the JMOD’s utility helicopter as well as a commercial variant, the Subaru Bell 412EPX.
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