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Old 15th Aug 2011, 22:56
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If the rotor on the 60 is so tolerant to damage why was it sucking rotor blades in peace time operations? The same vintage design on the 76 could not survive a small mark do to a lighting strike. Bell's blade desighs on the 412 and 58D which are similar in concept to the V-22 have demonstrated significant survivability. Pictures are available which shows what an RPG can do to a 58D (if did go off) and the ship recovered to its base.

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