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John Halliwell wrote:

The problem with the Osprey is the inability to demonstrate the
problems
have been fixed. It's a very complex creature and Bell/Boeing are
determined to try to fix it (tilt-rotor being their pet technology)
rather than look at other alternatives which may have fewer built in
problems.

I'm aware I've said this before, but it seems an awful complicated
way of avoiding building a Rotodyne..

Ah, the Rotodyne. I don't know if you saw it but there was an article
in June 'Air International' saying that the gyrodyne may be on the way
back. A company called Groen Brothers Aviation are proposing this as a
low-cost, low risk approach,initially by converting existing
fixed-wing aircraft to have a rotor on top. Believe it or not, one of
their key targets for such a conversion is the C-130 Hercules!

Saw some film a few nights back on the TV of a WWII era jeep
with boat tail and rotor a few feet off the ground. Looks like the
idea was to tow them in separate during air assaults.