tottigol, a minor point:
I seem to recall that the bolts (Ti) have been replaced by bolts (CRS), which suggests to me that the root cause issue has been addressed. (Regarding a well known failure or two).
Not interested in getting into the 30 min issue, as that's been beaten to death already. If that is an explicit spec, for this program (and I'd hope the PM at Pax River would demand that) then remedy for that current problem would be part of a mod. There are some ways to reduce heat and wear on gears that are state of the art now, but weren't ten or fifteen years ago.
Last edited by Lonewolf_50; 8th May 2013 at 14:32.