Boeing Vertol alternate HLH proposals and other crane helicopters

[stever_sl]

Well it wasn't that ugly. Most of the bus drivers I knew thought it rather elegant.

I am not sure a crane would not do well at normal ports, given that the ports are likely targets and most of the stevedores would likely call in sick if war broke out.

LOL - only a bus driver could love it. What may not be apparent from the only released illustration of CRW for JHL is that it was twice the size and weight of the other competitors because the CRW management team insisted on keeping the worst feature of the X-50A Dragonfly, its exhaust-driven tip rotor, which involved ridiculously high propulsion system losses. So we had to use bigger engines, which meant we needed more fuel, all of which meant a larger airframe with higher weight and cost. They resisted all attempts to switch to a shaft-driven rotor like other helicopters used, because they were so committed to the philosophy of "no antitorque system needed" even though such provisions as NOTAR made that a trivial penalty to incorporate. In case you've never seen the CRW JHL, have a look. Huge, awkward, expensive, and ugly - as I recall we finished dead last in the comparative evaluation.

 

[friedtofu_69]

Any idea which hlh model the second one is and if there are any blue prints of the first one configured as in the illustration?