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Old 9th June 2002 | 17:29
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Dave Jackson
 
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Post Tilt Rotor (V-22) vs. Advancing Blade Concept (ABC)

A sales pitch for the Intermeshing configuration and ABC.

Back in 1993, Paul Cantrell wrote; "I know the ABC is currently shelved, but I hope that it will be started up again. I wonder whether intermeshing wouldn't work better - perhaps Sikorsky didn't want to have to deal with Kaman? I don't really know why they picked coaxial rather than intermeshing."

The eminent W.Z. Stepniewski, co-author of 'Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics', also, proposed the combining of ABC and Intermeshing http://www.unicopter.com/Stepniewski_Concept.html

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I would love to have technical arguments with others that have an interest in the ABC concept or the intermeshing configuration.
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Dave J.

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