FLI,
You have not moved from your starting point. You have not recognized the accident probabilities. or the cost in reduced range and payload of providing the amount of excess power. You have basically blamed those "misleading" manufacturers with the "glossy brochures", who seem to be unable to break the laws of aerodynamics enough to suit your needs.
But you are stating that you want, need, and insist on - full Cat A, and that is fine. You havn't accepted the fact that this will reduce other aspects of the design. You do know there is a design trade off at work, when you state, "It is ironic that, most ‘full pax and full fuel’ helicopters are single engine....."
See the above charts that explain how big-engined twins have LESS payload and range than equivilent singles.
The question on the table is not "How much OEI power do you want?" The question is, "What range, payload and safety benifits are you willing to give up to gain that OEI power margin?"
Last edited by NickLappos; 16th Aug 2004 at 13:15.