A wee bit of digging today:
- HX50 will be aimed initially at the private flyer market, but a commercial version will follow soon after "when, not if".
- No details yet on the engine, but expect an announcement within a few weeks.
- The helicopter is likely to be built in Tatenhill, Staffs, rather than Cornwall as previously thought.
- While there are some interesting links to venture capital, the programme is apparently self-funded (save for the £1.4m in Innovate UK grants).
- First deliveries are scheduled to take place about a year after first flight; all three prototypes will be flown concurrently.
- Hill Helis apparently has the backing of the CAA with its certification plans and feels it is benefiting from the post-Brexit environment.
There's probably something I've missed, but that was the gist of it.