Army Blackhawk Helicopter Replacement

[shortarcflyer]

"The Army has selected the replacement for the Blackhawk. A tiltrotor similar to the Osprey but with fixed engines. Only the props rotate. That will be an interesting gearbox."

The info can be found at the Army recognition website.

 

[Melensdad]

Given the issues with the Osprey it will be interesting to see how reliable this bird will be in actual use.

 

[shortarcflyer]

Given the issues with the Osprey it will be interesting to see how reliable this bird will be in actual use.

True. The Osprey had/has so many issues I would be frightened just to be around it with the engines operating.

 

[bczoom]

Can it auto-rotate like a helicopter? Can one engine run both props?