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Forum: Rotorheads
9th Oct 2021, 00:43
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

I appreciate that maintenance hours translate...

I appreciate that maintenance hours translate pretty directly into cost/flight hour.
That said, for military gear, serviceability is key. Hangar queens are rightly despised by all services, they are...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Oct 2021, 00:06
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Sadly I think this take is very much on the...

Sadly I think this take is very much on the money.
The Army does not have any coherent vision of what the next conflict may look like, so they chose to raise the bar on some well recognized aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th May 2021, 23:40
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Whatever the reason, this thing is huge. It will...

Whatever the reason, this thing is huge. It will make a great target, based on the ponderous 'agility' demonstration video aired earlier.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2021, 20:37
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

I've zero expertise in this area, but a recent...

I've zero expertise in this area, but a recent comment in a defense publication caught my eye.
It claimed the SB-1 was preferable because its rotor diameter was similar to that of the UH-60,...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2021, 17:06
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Apart from some US Army bureaucrats, I don't...

Apart from some US Army bureaucrats, I don't think anyone cares.
The Biden administration is trying to come up with a coherent approach to China without breaking too many eggs. It is obvious the...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jan 2021, 17:28
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Whatever the SB-1 situation, the mission the Army...

Whatever the SB-1 situation, the mission the Army envisions may also be less than realistic. The US Army has a history of poorly conceived requirements, which have resulted in very expensive but only...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2021, 17:34
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Fact is that reality is what Washington decides...

Fact is that reality is what Washington decides it is.
I just see two very expensive, very large bits of complex gear, neither of which appears fit for the purpose. They are too big to do recon and...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2020, 01:34
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

One has to wonder whether the SB1 is simply...

One has to wonder whether the SB1 is simply getting used as a prop, to allow the Army to document that it had an open competition, even though the decisions have already been made.
At least, I do...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2020, 00:01
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Lots of tradition for that kind of politically...

Lots of tradition for that kind of politically adjusted decision making. The C-5 and the F-111 were the prime examples used to illustrate this back in the 1960s,
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2019, 00:39
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

The phrasing certainly leaves open the...

The phrasing certainly leaves open the possibility that although the tests were successfully completed, the results were disappointing.
Stuff like that happens in the VTOL business.
I remember the...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2019, 23:10
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

There are so few remaining suppliers in the...

There are so few remaining suppliers in the sector that a publication would be courting suicide to alienate any of them.
Hence all news reports are slightly massaged press releases, rather than...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2019, 18:10
Replies: 444
Views: 155,953
Posted By etudiant

Have to wonder, is there a plan B for Lockheed/...

Have to wonder, is there a plan B for Lockheed/ Sikorsky? If the coax rotor does not scale as expected, what is their fallback?
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