Comments by "n" (@user-pq4by2rq9y) on "Sikorsky challenges US Army's helicopter award" video.

At least the Valor can fly.
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@dct124 how isn’t it the right choice? The Defiant spend over a year just to fix the transmission, assuming Sikorsky managed to do it at all. If the Valor isn’t a match for the army them just staying with the blackhawk is a better option.
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@NGabunchanumbers well, let me put like this. The Valor loses some hover agility and has a slightly bigger footprint to offer significantly better range, speed, loitering time, some serious lift capability and the ability to self deploy. The production model could be half of the weight of the Osprey, yet with more powerful and efficient engines. If I was in the army I would be praying for the Valor to succeed because tilt-rotors are their best bet to make something to surpass the Chinook in Vtol capability. Imagine a Vtol C130 whenever you need. An unprecedented level of logistic flexibility.
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