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To: Yo-Yo
"...It's much better than an Osprey because the rotors tilt, but the engines remain horizontal...."

It's still going to kill everybody on board in the event of a double engine failure so, no, it's not "much better than the Osprey," and it puts our servicemen at unnecessary risk every time it leaves the ground.

50 posted on 05/11/2025 5:47:28 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

Doesn’t need a double engine failure to kill everyone one board.


62 posted on 05/11/2025 6:38:56 PM PDT by A strike (ICE ICE baby !)
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To: Paal Gulli
It's still going to kill everybody on board in the event of a double engine failure so, no, it's not "much better than the Osprey," and it puts our servicemen at unnecessary risk every time it leaves the ground.

If a helicopter experiences an all-engine failure while in a low hover it cannot successfully autorotate, and will also kill everybody on board.

86 posted on 05/12/2025 5:13:45 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary?)
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