Originally Posted by
helihub
He's saying 5% in public because it's easily achievable. He doesn't want to be quoted on what he personally thinks will be achieved. That said, I was the first industry journalist to interview him back in November 2020 (see
Exclusive interview – Jason Hill, founder of Hill Helicopters) and in that he refers to the Bell 533 as a great example of innovation being seemingly ignored by an OEM
No, I'm not saying he will achieve 25% better speed than any particular helicopter, but this just gives an insight to how he thinks.
With all due respect, you also reported in June 2021 (so Covid was a 'thing' then) that Hill were on target to fly in 2022 and deliver in 2023. So there's not much forensic examination of Hill's claims going on, is there?
https://www.helihub.com/2021/06/15/o...nd-deliveries/