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Old 21st May 2010, 08:58
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lucasgap
 
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Gentlemen

To put some of the meat on the bones....

Each MRH90 costs $38 million. The cost of the whole project - 46 MRH90, sustainment, role equipment etc is what costs $4.3bn.

The engine failure led to a deviation from the flight path (yaw, roll etc) as you might expect - nothing to do with the Flight Control Computers. The aircraft was moving along at around 150 kts TAS with high power set, so the violent motion experienced at the point of failure, although a surprise, was in keeping with basic P of F theory.
The aircraft auto-pilot performed exactly as briefed - it did exactly what it says on the tin!
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