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Old 5th Dec 2018, 16:02
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Originally Posted by chopjock
One advantage of a MR setup could be only one engine required (Turbine generator) to give twin engine confidence (Battery back up for 10 minutes)...
Once you've redesigned that much I suspect there are much better configurations than the conventional layout.

Originally Posted by JohnDixson
Are the proposed electric tilt-rotor designs cross-shafted?
I'm not sure there would be a need. I can't recall whether Project Zero was.
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