It took Textron about 5 years to work out the "transition crash bugs" -- horizontal to vertical flight. Take-offs were ok, but landings were problematic. It delivers combat troops to a hot LZ without any defensive weapons -- an aeronautical dead duck.
Ummm...... do ya 'spose we could do Mt Everest first, for maybe $99999.99?Ya , I am callus
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