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Old 8th December 2022 | 02:33
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Unlike Helicopters, Tiltrotors Have Wings

Originally Posted by NutLoose
I thought it’s max altitude was around 6000 ft by the blurb….,
That’s all
BTW you are still going to need fuel, etc to fly its mission.
Unpressurized Tiltrotors like the V-22 can fly at 20,000 ft with pilot oxygen. The pressurized 609 does 25,000 ft without pilot oxygen.

Fuel can always be trucked in to remote areas.
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