I'm feeling the impulse to start another punning contest.
"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
>
> "Actually", twin non-coaxial tilt rotors with transmissions, such as the
> V-22, are a bad idea due to their failure modes. Quad or hex tilt rotors
> are less so. Double redundancy on the powerplants looks like a good
> idea, too. Quite possibly in 30 years someone will have developed
> magically ultrareliable technology for VTOL airflight. But I'm betting
> it won't look that much like the V-22; more like the Moller. And if it
> has self-healing impellers, who knows *what* it'll look like? I'm a
> "ducted" fan, myself. :)
>
> "Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
> > Given Moore' Law
> > applied to manufacturing engineering will it be 30-33 years before tilt
> > rotors are everyday vehicles?
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