Nick,
Take personal attacks to Jet Blast. As to having a brain they did find I had one and therefore would never be an "AIRMAN" because I would follow the flight manual emergency procedures.
Now to the technical side comparing a transmission design to be similar to a CH-53 does not build confidence as this type has probably the worst drive system related safety history of the 70's through 90's. E's were being lost left and right due to transmission/swashplate failures and even made "60 Minutes" with a crew chief sending a tape to his mom saying he was afraid of it. Guess what, he died in a crash shortly after due to a transmission failure.
Wasn't the 53 the reason for the whole U.S. Navy HUMS program?? I doubt this was done because it was so reliable!
The Sultan