Have a question for you, Otterotor, but before asking it, congratulations to al of the people involved in attaining that safety record, at Bell and the USMC.
Question: re the maneuver described in post #8, it sounds like part of the structural demonstration, and if so, have the test requirements changed that substantially? Mil-D-23222a used to require a symmetrical pullout to limit Nz ( 3.5 for military helicopters ) at speeds up to Vlimit. The language used in the post, I.e., 1.11 Vne, sounds like FAA Pt 29 lingo. Just curious as to the test requirement.
Thanks,
John