tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26744483.post698458707400447479..comments2023-12-30T19:42:59.088-08:00Comments on Adventures in Fuel Economy, Energy Use, Physics, and Life: Not to pooh pooh NASA, MIT, et al, but...King of the Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06841601144107400103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26744483.post-50045838199002044852010-04-15T07:53:55.536-07:002010-04-15T07:53:55.536-07:00It doesn't look like the rotors tilt and deliv...It doesn't look like the rotors tilt and delivering the spectacularly high power through the gears and transmissions in the Osprey and the complexities of the tilt rotor mechanism have been the V-22's Achiles' heel.<br /><br />They say that "the design would be powered by a total of 60 horsepower through electric motors, which are designed to be able to fail any two powertrain components on either side and still produce the required power to hover."<br /><br />I'm guessing that this vehicle will never be produced.King of the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841601144107400103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26744483.post-87871798210288000292010-04-14T19:57:28.529-07:002010-04-14T19:57:28.529-07:00It sounds a lot like a miniature version of the V-...It sounds a lot like a miniature version of the V-22 Osprey. If it has half of those problems, i'm not impressed.EMONEYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049689188647552330noreply@blogger.com