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Old 14th July 2005 | 11:56
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steve_oc
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From: Berwick-upon-Tweed
I understand one of the fundamental design issues with tilt rotors in general is that there are currently only 2 engines certified to run vertically - the Allison in the V22 and the PT6 variant in the 609. That rather limits the sizing of the final aircraft.
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