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The V-22 Osprey-Inspired Army Aircraft Is Ready for Takeoff
- jandrese 9y agoNote that despite the optimistic sounding headline this is a single prototype undergoing static testing on the ground. It still has to make it through the selection and procurement process. Said process is going to be colored no doubt by the high cost and troubled development of the V-22.
- metalliqaz 9y agoI wish they explained how they were doing tilt rotor with stationary engines. That must be one hell of a gearbox that can transfer horsepower to a shaft with a 90 degree range of motion.
- jandrese 9y agoWhats more, one of the huge complicating factors in the V-22 was the need to tie both engines together so one engine could power both rotors in the event of engine failure. This craft seems to have exactly the same issue.
- dTal 9y agoI don't see the problem. If the axis of rotation is along the drive shaft (which is already spinning at hundreds of RPM), there's no extra gearing required at all.
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