SB-1 Defiant returns to flight after gearbox problem

Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant first flight image 2

After being grounded for about six months, due to an issue with its gearbox, Sikorsky and Boeing’s SB-1 Defiant co-axial compound helicopter returned to flight on 24 September it was revealed.

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