Slater Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Looks like it's tiltrotors vs coaxials. I would think that damage tolerance would be one of the significant considerations for this role: https://www.defensenews.com/land/2020/03/16/army-selects-companies-to-continue-on-in-long-range-assault-aircraft-competition/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) They want to have this in service by 2030, ten years from now, and they consider that a tight timeline? Interesting. Just from a purely aesthetic perspective, I like the looks of the Sikorsky-Boeing aircraft. With those co-axial rotors, it looks like it could have been designed by Kamov. Regards, Jason Edited March 17, 2020 by Learstang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Can't help being a bit concerned about the height of the coax rotahead. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 I believe this is to replace Blackhawk, which will have been in service for 50 years by 2030. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Hmm both new tech/ high risk programmes! 2030 comes fast, and overspending as well... Guess we will see another Black Hawk variant first/ again! - wasn't there one with a pusher prop prototyped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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