At least a '53 would have hit upright (like the Lead V-22, Nighthawk 71 did), not inverted and ensuring that it would be unsurvivable. Below 800 feet or so, A-VRS is unsurvivable. Marana proved that.
If they "hit upright" but do not survive, I fail to see the benefit.
FH1100,
We are trying to get some "expert advise" from people with experience on the CH-53 (who in mass obviously disagree with you, but JD may legitimately have information not available to all with his Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. experience). I read your web site and congratulate you on making it through the trouble you had learning to hover on your way to your private license a couple of years ago.
Now let's get 'back on point' as you like to say for questions asked of you earlier. Once again, there are a number of questions posed to you that are still unanswered on this thread. Please respond to those anxiously awaiting your informed advise. Here are the questions pending your answers (scroll down about half way):
What's the latest news of the V22 Osprey?
thanks...
21stC