Comment Re:Eurocopter / Airbus X3 (Score 1) 103
It's more like the Sikorsky X2. The dual rotors are an important feature; With a single rotor as you increase forward speed you lose lift on one side of the rotor as it slower relative airspeed, until it's basically going backwards. Having contra-rotating rotors means that one side will always have blades going "forwards" regardless of airspeed.