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Future designs... just sad





Future designs... just sad  

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Author: Anonymous   Date: 1/29/2022 6:26:43 PM  +1/-1   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

It's sad how long it takes our industry to advance designs and technology... the Defiant X is just a build off of 1970's proven technology (which the Russians took off and ran with):


http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/sik_s-69.php


The S-69 program started in 1973 (when a Huey could fly a whopping 120kts max, straight and level) and by 1978 the last test model (deemed the XH-59 by the military) could fly a sustained 278kts. 


And we get all excited now about a helicopter that can fly over 200 knots.  Old news.    

 
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DefiantX +3/-1 Ok, this is cool 1/29/2022 12:41:20 PM