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minus-square@deranger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year ago It’s because it’s a heavy rotorcraft. Not poor design, just rotorcraft physics. Like I said, poor design. Wrong tool for the job. It can’t travel slow enough for blackhawks nor fast enough for fixed wing. The V-22 is an absolute turd.
minus-square@lolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI thought they were designed for things like marine search and rescue, where speed is important and the ability to hover is essential.
minus-square@Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoThey’re great at this, but the pilot needs to stay within the operating envelope, same as any helicopter. All rotorcraft are dangerous compared to any fixed wing aircraft. It’s a lot less forgiving on pilots and maintenance crews.
minus-square@Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoRead all the links, it’s nothing unique to the V-22. All rotorcraft suffer from the same condition. Pilots just have to be careful while descending with low forward velocity.
minus-square@deranger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoI repeat - tiny heavily loaded rotors are the wrong tool for the job thus making it a bad design
Like I said, poor design. Wrong tool for the job.
It can’t travel slow enough for blackhawks nor fast enough for fixed wing. The V-22 is an absolute turd.
I thought they were designed for things like marine search and rescue, where speed is important and the ability to hover is essential.
They’re great at this, but the pilot needs to stay within the operating envelope, same as any helicopter.
All rotorcraft are dangerous compared to any fixed wing aircraft. It’s a lot less forgiving on pilots and maintenance crews.
Read all the links, it’s nothing unique to the V-22. All rotorcraft suffer from the same condition.
Pilots just have to be careful while descending with low forward velocity.
I repeat - tiny heavily loaded rotors are the wrong tool for the job thus making it a bad design