With the unveiling of its Bluecopter environmental demonstrator, Airbus Helicopters is taking a different approach to trying out new technologies. The Bluecopter-unveiled by the company on July 7-is testing several new concepts and noise-reduction technologies to tackle the environmental impact of helicopters. But while none of the technologies are truly ground-breaking, they appear more achievable and likely to contribute to making rotary-wing aircraft more socially acceptable. In the last 10 years, Airbus, formerly known as Eurocop-ter, has experimented with several nascent technologies that either did not make the grade or were not yet commercially viable.
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