Originally Posted by
SplineDrive
Yeah, the image could be a simplistic cartoon, but I wouldn't make the assumption it has a "rigid" rotor.
Agreed, that was my point. CTR above put a rigid rotor on the list of Boeing FARA features. I don't see it.
Originally Posted by
noneofyourbusiness
Boeing is proposing an advanced Cheyenne, combining a tail rotor with a pusher prop. Bell an advanced Comanche.
Except the Cheyenne had a significant size lift offset wing, which the Boeing design clearly does not.
Simply adding thrust power with a pusher prop to an articulated rotor would only be useful if you could keep MR tip speeds manageable, which would be rather tricky without a wing to provide lift at a necessarily slower Nr.
The low quality cartoons also don't lend much confidence to the design maturity. If you're not going to show something robust and marketable, why show anything at all.