The Time Has Come To End Tiltrotor Generalizations
Imagine if I said that all helicopters can safely auto rotate to the ground, that would be a false statement.
If I stated that all helicopters with two engines could safely climb following the loss of a single engine, that would be a false statement.
Finally, if I stated there’s no helicopters can achieve level one handling qualities per ADS 33, that would also be a false statement.
The performance capabilities of each tiltrotor design varies greatly, just like with helicopters. Each design is optimized to achieve the desired performance within the limitations specified. This is especially true when 40 years of technology development separates different aircraft designs.
The time has come to stop generalizations that all tiltrotors are the same.
Last edited by CTR; 19th Dec 2022 at 16:36.