• Ilovethebomb
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    10 months ago

    I want to see Russia try and build a tilt rotor now.

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      10 months ago

      A coaxial tilt rotor, at that. Maybe it can cause twice the accidents then.

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        10 months ago

        Using an existing engine from a fixed wing aircraft that can’t autorotate, meaning an engine failure anywhere other than forward cruise would be fatal.