NickLappos:
>You are right, the speed is a strong virtue. What my presentation does is to be sure >that you (and others) recognize the cost of that speed.
And that’s the point of my post. Some people want/need it and are willing to pay.
>Up to now, only the silly tales from tilt rotor advocates have been circulating, >("twice as much, twice as fast, twice as far,") so that poor Mediahawk and Woolf >get to actually think a tilt rotor will take them farther.
No argument there because there are always tradeoffs. I’m just tired of watching the earth go by at 120kts and would like to think every other helicopter pilot feels the same way as I do.
>BTW, if economics are not an issue, and only speed counts, why don't you own a >Lamberghini?
Don’t want one, but more importantly, can’t afford one. But some people can and do own them for reasons other than purchase price, number of seats, fuel economy and maintenance costs. The same can be said with respect to tilt rotors.
Ron Powell