patrickrio
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Which describes a lot of newer (last 30 years, maybe more) military hardware.The bird has an active vibration suppression system onboard to deal with it, and if it fails, and you happen to be above 160 KTAS, it could be a bad day.
So true. Our friends over in F-35B land can attest to that...when they actually get up off the ground to go fly. I am not 100% privy to specifics on the SB-1 vibration issues, but yeah, it's a big time no-go structural limit exceedance if its AVSS goes down while at high speed. We have an AVSS in our bird, but it is more or less a pilot/crew comfort device; we can put the TCL to the firewall all day with a disabled AVSS. Half the time, we shut it off if we are bounding between VTOL and Airplane modes frequently.Which describes a lot of newer (last 30 years, maybe more) military hardware.
The SB-1 is a fly by wire helicopter.My understanding is the blades are all fly by wire. I figured the Osprey is more airplane that can hover and the Sikorsky is more helicopter that will go fast. The US always wants to buy one to do all. I see them as different. Is the Sikorsky considered powered lift or a helicopter?
There is a reason why Bell washed their hands of that thing years ago...Sorry you lost someone. I did not know the 609 did not have all the features of the V22. I figured it would have been better being smaller. Sounds like a pretty big problem that they keep trying to live with.
I wouldn't call it customized inputs for the different regimes. It's just a matter of pushing for power as opposed to pulling the way some of us prior helicopter guys did. Believe it or not, it became a non issue after a small amount of practice; alot of us had a ton of fixed wing time prior to rotary wing and tilt-rotor as well.muscle memory is very bad for something that uses customized control inputs for its multile flight regimes
Correct. Push for Pitch/Power, regardless of configuration. Also, flaperons are AFCS controlled, so no need to work those (unless called for in select EP's).The TCL is always forward for more?
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