The X2 program was shutdown to have the new team focus on the Army requirements chase with the S97 a single engine out of the chalks platform designed well short of the X2 capabilities. Then another Army paper chase with SB-101 Defiant and a scaling of the X2 to the point beyond the capabilities of the physics and weight we all knew. Again the X2 team was pushed aside so the so called experts could be the heroes. As for the vibe issues on S97 that again was experts not in tune to listening. The airframe structure was under designed and the aircraft fell short of what was envisioned and to be developed by the X2 team. Many a X2 member saw the writing on the wall with Sikorsky and Lockheed and departed knowing this was going to be another program feeding on requirements and government money to end up with no viable aircraft.