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Old 1st February 2007 | 21:13
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slowrotor
 
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Since vortex ring state is related to downwash velocity, it could be argued that the tilt rotor with it's higher downwash has less of a problem than a smaller helo with low disc loading.

The V-22 could autorotate if 4000+fpm down is desired no VRS in an auto!

I would guess the tiltrotor is not optimised for autorotation, has it ever been done?
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