Originally Posted by
SansAnhedral
Firstly, that was not a flight of (an actual FVL aircraft) Defiant. Secondly, I must have missed the part in there where Charlie was permitted to make a single comment about the Raider flight (specifically the vibration). The fact it was explicitly mentioned that he was muzzled about the experience is telling.
It's definitely eyebrow raising that it took over 5 years for a pilot to set foot into the S-97. The V-280 had the Army XP flight 2 months after first flight!
The V-280 has had multiple guest pilots including, I believe, four Army. It's like they did decades ago with the XV-15, including at least one Senator.