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To: Pokey78
I tend to agree with this review: http://www.cato.org/pubs/fpbriefs/fpb72.pdf

42 posted on 07/12/2003 12:07:14 AM PDT by Drago
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To: Drago
So do I. Thanks for the link. On page 8, it says:
Most important, if a helicopter loses engine power (e.g., the engine fails or is shot out by hostile fire), it can still safely land by using autorotation (analogous to “gliding” without engine power for a fixed-wing aircraft).48 But this operational requirement for all other Navy helicopters was waived for the V-22, largely because it cannot autorotate. Elaine Grossman of Inside Defense reported of the V-22 that “should a pilot lose engine power and try to restart it, ‘autorotation descent cannot be maintained,’ [quotation from GAO report] which could ostensibly lead to a crash.”49 In this respect, the V-22 may actually be less survivable than helicopters.
Since it couldn't autorotate, the operational requirement was waived. Of course, now the V-22 aplogists will now accuse the Cato Institute of being liars in quoting liars in their report.
43 posted on 07/12/2003 8:11:39 PM PDT by Bobsat
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