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My Google search for "helicopter" + "airspeed record" didn't yield any immediate results.
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V22 Osprey had an unofficial record, last I heard, of 220 knots.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Knowing the Osprey's reputation, that speed was probably reached right before it slammed into the earth.
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You're misinformed. The Osprey is going to open lots of doors.
All is well.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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when they fix the problems w/ the osprey, there will be numerous civilian/commercial uses........such as replacing the Helicopter flights to oil rigs....etc..... etcComment
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well, assuming a height of 6 km, and engine failure, final velocity...Visit First Cultural Industries
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Seriously, there is a reason for designing a craft like the Osprey in the first place. Helicopers are not an efficient design for traveling at high speeds. Too much of the energy of the engine goes into propelling the helicopter upwards. The Osprey's design allows it to turn into essentially a propeller driven airplane once it is in the air, potentially a much faster vehicle. This allows, for example, a assualt by air from Marines to arrive at their target from launch more quickly, and also to potentially be lauched from further away from land, a very important feature as ground to sea missiles get more dangerous and effective. There have been problems getting the design to work properly, but their are traits behind the design that give the military a sound reason to still pursue it.Originally posted by Zkribbler
Knowing the Osprey's reputation, that speed was probably reached right before it slammed into the earth.
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ie not having a nice mile long runway at your destination for every imaginable spot on earthComment
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African or European helicopter?"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
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isn't VTOL only possible for relatively small aircraft? not anything that can carry soldiers or cargo"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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Damn, you beat me to itOriginally posted by Guynemer
African or European helicopter?
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Why so?Originally posted by Albert Speer
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isn't VTOL only possible for relatively small aircraft? not anything that can carry soldiers or cargoComment
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because the boosters are not strong enough to lift something large...? or they can be strong enough if we make them larger but that further increases the weight of the planes requiring even stronger boosters...?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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But they can overcome this.
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