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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 09/06/2016 at 16:29 • Filed to: Agusta Westland, AW609

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Yes, there is more than one tilt rotor aircraft design.

Sadly, they have in common a tendency to crash, like this one:

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Cé hé sin 09/06/2016 at 16:35

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Ok I’ve always wondered, what’s the thing on the front for?

For Sweden > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/06/2016 at 16:37

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Pitot tube probably

TheHondaBro > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/06/2016 at 16:37

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For conquering your enemies.

TheHondaBro > Cé hé sin 09/06/2016 at 16:38

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Better VTOL.

Cé hé sin > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/06/2016 at 16:38

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It’s probably a pitot tube so airspeed indication.

HammerheadFistpunch > Cé hé sin 09/06/2016 at 16:38

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Big fan of the AW609. Mostly because it would be a really great gap filler between the short range but versatile Agusta Grands and the long legged but strategically limited Super King Airs in the Air Med fleet for Utah. There are big chunks of Utah that there are no good air lift options for. If you get hurt, you are going to have to wait for the ground troops and it may be a while.

Ash78, voting early and often > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/06/2016 at 16:46

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Defending Hastings from the Normans!

BorkBorkBjork > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/06/2016 at 17:37

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Various pitot tubes and other instrumentation. Its location is to get it out of the prop-wash stream .

Rock Bottom > Cé hé sin 09/06/2016 at 18:07

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It also will usually have a fairly precise vane anemometer for test flight so the angles of attack and yaw can be measured.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Cé hé sin 09/06/2016 at 19:26

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I used to ride in Ospreys a lot, they’re ok now, the teething period was tough though.