Originally Posted by
The Sultan
Noneo wrote:
You are correct in identifying one of the few performance points the 97/SB-1 programs demonstrated which was the ability of the rotors to collide in moderate roll reversals. You are, however, naive in thinking the SB team will admit this concept flaw. They will instead hide behind a claim that a simple tweak to the fly-by-wire control laws has eliminated the chance of this flaw reoccurring. Only after the loss of a couple more aircraft will they propose changing rotor separation.
It's going to suck to be one of their test pilots.