Dan.
Sorry for my lack of clarity. The reference to "those manufacturing companies that have innovative engineering departments" was in reference to all manufacturing companies and not the rotorcraft industry specifically.
IFMU,
With their previous knowledge and 1500+ HP engine, who thought that the craft would not achieve 250 kts?
Who's to say that with a few modification they could not have achieved 250+ kts thirty years ago? And why didn't they????
Dave
Last edited by Dave_Jackson; 24th Sep 2010 at 01:44.