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To: Yo-Yo

V-22 incidents are not recoverable. When things go bad, you’re dead.

As a pilot, this bird ain’t for me. Give me a bird that has a chance for corrective action and survivability.


15 posted on 12/07/2023 7:57:50 AM PST by CodeToad (Rule#1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: CodeToad
V-22 incidents are not recoverable. When things go bad, you’re dead. As a pilot, this bird ain’t for me. Give me a bird that has a chance for corrective action and survivability.

The same can be said for any two rotor helicopter like the now retired CH-46 and the much larger CH-47. Both have synchronizing gearboxes for the two rotors and the twin engines. You lose that synchronization, you're done. No autorotation when the two rotor assemblies become uncoupled.

32 posted on 12/07/2023 9:29:44 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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