Insider - after the first rotorhead departed, Eurocopter made quite a deliberate point that it was only in NS that MC Tq/power was used for such extended periods of time - I appreciate it should not matter how long the 'period' under MC was in usual certification processes - but history now seems to indicate that MC might not mean MC when it comes to an overstretched MRGB design??
The 'slick' presentations had a summary of user hours/SOP power settings mapped out for all to see (I suggest to show potential buyers that the risk was restricted to NS practice of using the aircraft limits).
Last edited by EESDL; 9th Feb 2017 at 07:19.
Reason: to add cynicism