Hi Nick,
Me said;
Apparently ...... Sikorsky stop work on the craft after it lost the competition.
Nick said;
There was no competition,
David Lednicer said;
"I worked on the ABC late in its life .... The US Army decided they didn't want it. The tilt rotor helped bring about its demise."
Me say; I stand corrected; also.
CEFOSKEY get ready to apologize to Nick; also.
Years ago he corrected me to the fact that the XH-59 didn't crash. It had "a hard landing".
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It's good that your back and fighting. Perhaps stimulating technical discussions can return to PPRuNe.
Dave
Editrd to add remark by David Lednicer.