Originally Posted by
Bell_ringer
That doesn't bode well for it flying, conventionally the engine, drivetrain and rotor systems are attached to the aircraft.
It will no doubt be a very pretty looking demo/mockup, but until it leaves the ground under its own steam, I think Crab's pie can remain securely preserved in the freezer.
Yes, I think it's safe.
'You'll be able to sit in the seats (will they actually be in the cockpit), see the lines of the aircraft (look at it from outside), use the digital cockpit (we've got a workstation in the hangar with a computer simulation of it) and we'll be rolling out the drivetrain and rotor systems (nothing attached to the aircraft but we have a pre-production model on wheels)"