Originally Posted by
The Sultan
No. My comment was obviously referring to the fact that it is nearly identical to the Bell offering unveiled 5 or so months ago. Try to keep up.
Sultan,
Take a close look again at the Boeing offering for FARA. You may also wish to edit your response to LF.
Boeing has six main rotor blades to Bell’s four.
Boeing has what appears to be a rigid rotor compared to Bell’s articulated rotor
Boeing has an open anti-torque tail rotor while Bell has a ducted fan.
Most significantly, Boeing has a pusher propeller, while Bell has a wing for high speed flight.
Yes they both have tandem seating and internal weapons carriage on the sides. But so did the Comanche.
Seems like the Army has a broad spectrum of configurations to pick from.