Originally Posted by
The Sultan
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Bell on track to fly. Aircraft already in systems/ground tests(not running). No one knows if Sikorsky can even fix the apparent flaw in the 97 design. Chances are rigid coaxes don't scale up.
You are of course entirely right, tilt rotors have a big head start.
That is why I think the schedule is a fiction, the Army needs a competitor more than it needs new vertical lift.