Jack,
Once again we are doing the 5 page rehash. This topic was discussed a mere 2 months ago right in this thread.
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I seemed to read much more into the following comment, which seemingly flies in the face of the low altitude hover survivability argument against the V22:
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Due to its high power, the ability of the V22 to survive single engine failures during low altitude hover is excellent -- better than the legacy transport helicopters it replaces.
So in the work done to study
THIS PRECISE SITUATION, the DOTE found in 2005 that youre better off in a V22 than legacy helicopters it replaces (CH46). But you all will just "agree to disagree" with such a stark black and white conclusion.