I guess if they have trouble getting funding for more powerful engines they could always add a third. Add an extra rotor blade, make the cabin a bit larger, rename it Chimo or Petrel and I reckon you'll end up with. . . . well, pretty much what they could have had in the mid-late 90's.
Ho hum. . . . .
(edited May 12th) Remarkable how quiet this particular topic has become since Sikorsky all but admitted what Canada really needed was a Merlin and asked for another half billion dollars to build it for 'em.
One can't help but quote ZH844 from those halcyon days of 2004 when Sikorsky won:-
" I would be careful with the comments as give it five years and you will be eating tons of humble pie!"
Oops! Two's up on yer crystal ball ZH!
Last edited by dmanton300; 12th May 2008 at 13:06.