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Old 4th Nov 2013, 20:04
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In response to dmanton300 -- I agree with you. In fact, the inside joke in Canada is that the aircraft is actually called the Sikorsky Unicorn (i.e. mythical).

In response to Tom Coupling, Canada never requested the technology (eg FBW) that Sikorsky proposed. Sikorsky proposed FBW because the handling qualities of the S-92 as assessed by AETE test pilots in March 2003 were determined to be unacceptable for shipborne operations. The Sikorsky proposal in 2003 to use a new FBW approach for Canada's MH requirement duped everyone here into believing that Sikorsky could/would deliver a capable shipborne helicopter. As it turns out, the unfolding incompatibility of the Cyclone FBW flight control system with the hauldown system is causing a lot of grief. This is the main reason (not the only one) why Cyclone ship trials are still incomplete.
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