A good measure of the program is posed by the question of where the SB-1 was as hurricane Dorian was being projected to hit its base at Jupiter, Florida?
1. Did they fly it out? It has been five months since first flight and, by Sikorsky’s statements, well into envelope expansion by August.
2. Trucked it out? Embarrassing but may have been necessary if still not safe to fly.
3. Left in hangar, or maybe on ramp, in hopes of a direct hit which would allow them to end the program without more data to reinforce the obvious fact that the concept is a bust?