4 Designs for US Army's FARA

Would this thing even be considered a "helicopter"???

I think I remember reading somewhere that NOTAR tends to lose effectiveness in thinner air, and since the "hot and high" is a major part of FARA (and FLRAA)'s specifications, maybe it was thought it wouldn't give the performance needed?

I don't know, but if I were to guess, you're right.

Scorpion1alpha-
It's an Israeli drone with twin fixed-lift rotors and the two rotors in back can swivel. It is considered a helicopter.

Very similar idea to:

There weren't many pictures on it to see the default cant of the two main rotors. I assume they are rotating in opposite directions to counteract torque.

Thanks.

Bell's EDAT Tail Rotor should be a interesting solution.

https://verticalmag.com/news/bell-elect ... questions/