To: NickLappos
Nick when you are right you are right. I hit too many keys when I typed in HH-53. It should have been HH-3. That being said everything else stays as previously stated.
One point to remember. No matter how much care is taken in the design of the aircraft, the design of the training system and the design of the maintenance program things fail. The failure could result from a design miscalculation, a faulty machining process or any number of things relating to QC. Or a fault in the maintenance program or the POH operating procedures.
When the first Commanche or S-92 crashes what can you blame it on since Sikorsky has taken every precaution to minimize if not totally eliminate failure.
Remember the failure of the S-76 blade that failed when the secondary loadpath failed and then, when the primary loadpath failed the blade separated.
The V-22 was designed using the Integrated Design Team concept and look at the safety record for that aircraft.
