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Old 14th Jun 2013, 00:09
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Eurocopter's excuse for exiting the FVL program was it would be too expensive to make an X-3 based demonstrator. Perhaps they know it is a one trick pony with no real world applications. However, they realize that highest speed and longest range will rule the future where we will most likely be island hopping. That means a tilt rotor.

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