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Old 15th Apr 2007, 15:00
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US Herk
 
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Bell refers to it as Vortex Ring State - similar to other helos - but this particular problem is unique/compounded to/in the Osprey due to their asymmetric blades when encountering their own downwash at higher sink rates & low forward speeds. The parameters aren't vastly different from most other helos.

Any new aircraft will have problems - designing a new type of aircraft and employing it as a military weapons system with such a radical departure from traditional/conventional configurations is bound to have even more problems.

For the record, 4 crashes (plus a prototype crash) - 26 USMC & 4 contractors KIA.
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