It all depends on what you expect from your design, what your priorities are.I have a problem with the tail rotor,it looks weak and fragile.
Why dont they use a Fenestron(fantail)?
@Cabatli_53 @Test7 @Spook @TheInsider @Yasar @Anmdt and others.
If you look at the main disadvantages of a fenestron:
- Greater weight, therefore greater power requirement and more air resistance brought by the enclosed structure
- Higher cost to construct.
- More power is needed during the hover phase
About the safety to people around fenestron ; I wouldn’t care in a military killing machine.
These birds are not going to be operating too much at altitude with all the man pads and short range AD systems around nowadays. They will be behind geographic barriers hiding, even whilst flying towards a target, they will be at low level away from enemy radars.