Originally Posted by
The Sultan
Nite wrote:
Even the S-97 had the tail running on initial tests. So after 9 months Sikorsky would have the tail prop turning if they could. The fact they don’t proves my point.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3flLU9Wac
The S-97 has never not had a spinning prop shown during any kind of operation... could have a different clutch type (wet vs dry) and thus not be a direct comparison to SB>1. Given the close proximity of the prop to the exhaust, a wet clutch that always had some viscous drag and thus some prop rotation on Raider makes some sense.