RevRico said:
But wait, least safest because Boeing or least safest because way to many moving parts?
Least safe because it has no way to land (or even crash softly) without power. Normal airplanes can glide a fair distance and normal helicopters can autorotate, this can do neither. If you lose power it falls out of the sky like a brick. It's got two engines, but there's a single-point-of-failure, rube goldberg mechanism to engage/disengage them from the power transfer system and those have been failing a lot lately.
It can do things that neither a normal plane or helicopter can do, but you pay a steep price for that capability.
Two words: Armored Miata.
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:
RevRico said:
But wait, least safest because Boeing or least safest because way to many moving parts?
Least safe because it has no way to land (or even crash softly) without power. Normal airplanes can glide a fair distance and normal helicopters can autorotate, this can do neither. If you lose power it falls out of the sky like a brick. It's got two engines, but there's a single-point-of-failure, rube goldberg mechanism to engage/disengage them from the power transfer system and those have been failing a lot lately.
It can do things that neither a normal plane or helicopter can do, but you pay a steep price for that capability.
Don't look up "Jesus nut" in reference to helicopters.
Noddaz said:
Needs more 6-71.
How about two? Fed by turbos?
Oapfu
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12/16/24 10:37 p.m.
1988RedT2 said:
Mine would have more bullet-proof glass. Also, a machine gun and a missile launcher. My motto would be "walk softly and carry a big stick." And the people would adore me.
And then I would awaken from my dream. 
Not so much the glass, but at least the doors are marginally bullet-resistant against wimpier pistol calibers if the shots aren't too close together...
YT comment from back in August
Appleseed said:
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:
RevRico said:
But wait, least safest because Boeing or least safest because way to many moving parts?
Least safe because it has no way to land (or even crash softly) without power. Normal airplanes can glide a fair distance and normal helicopters can autorotate, this can do neither. If you lose power it falls out of the sky like a brick. It's got two engines, but there's a single-point-of-failure, rube goldberg mechanism to engage/disengage them from the power transfer system and those have been failing a lot lately.
It can do things that neither a normal plane or helicopter can do, but you pay a steep price for that capability.
Don't look up "Jesus nut" in reference to helicopters.
Yeah, but that's a simple part and they basically don't fail unless someone installed them wrong. The Osprey is prone to a "hard clutch engagement" where they spontaneously grenade the linkage between the engine(s) and one of the rotors.
