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Possible does not mean practical. The tilt wing designs were the only ones that had a chance of succeeding. The tail sitters were ergonomic impossibilities. The tilt rotors were and still are too mechanically complex to be reliable. Directed thrust does work but is and probably always will be, touchy twitchy and dicey to fly in transition.
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PART 1: ua-cam.com/video/_HmA6jiaZjw/v-deo.html
PART 2: ua-cam.com/video/FiN7NFsh2oA/v-deo.html
PART 3: ua-cam.com/video/W5dmLcttuWw/v-deo.html
PART 4: ua-cam.com/video/5uhLZlbnAME/v-deo.html
PART 5: ua-cam.com/video/5x4XuG22YE0/v-deo.html
PART 6: ua-cam.com/video/xJv8JdhlUOo/v-deo.html
PART 7: (This Video) ua-cam.com/video/jIgkbr98DJ4/v-deo.html
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Possible does not mean practical. The tilt wing designs were the only ones that had a chance of succeeding. The tail sitters were ergonomic impossibilities. The tilt rotors were and still are too mechanically complex to be reliable. Directed thrust does work but is and probably always will be, touchy twitchy and dicey to fly in transition.
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"Vertical tail 3:55 with no rudder" - I thought the rudder was the "vertical tail," like on a boat.
What about USAF HoundDog Missile ?
Turban= Middl Eastern headgear
TurbINE= Jet engine airflow vectoring device.
I flew with a guy that flew the Osprey…he hated it, scared the hell out of him.
Only a partial answer!