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The Boeing 360 was based on a concept that Boeing originally submitted as one of its proposals for HXM, which became JVX, which became the V-22. It got dropped early on because it couldn't meet the Marines' requirements. While the concept could do part of what a Tilt-Rotor could do, it could not do all of what a Tilt-Rotor could do. This was one of the reasons that the original proposal didn't go forward. Boeing eventually joined with Bell on the V-22 (by 1987 the V-22 program was well on its way). In Boeing, as in many other companies there are different project teams working on different concepts, some they're quite passionate about, and in are a sense "competitors" to other internal projects. . Part of Boeing has continued ever since to try and refine and interest the world in new tandem rotor designs. In fact, one of their proposals for JHL was a tandem rotor design that owed a lot to the 360, but it was rejected because it couldn't do as much as the various Tilt-Rotor proposals (Boeing also teamed with Bell again on the Quad Tilt-Rotor proposal, which is one of the finalists) and may have been considered higher risk. In any case, by the time the 360 flew, it was way too late to be considered. I'll try and include a pictureAs for the 360 being able to the CH-46 replacement mission, that depends on how you define "CH-46 replacement mission". It definitely couldn't do the JVX/V-22 mission. To draw a parallel, the F/A-18E/F is able to perform the Navy's strike and fighter missions because once the Department of Defense ordered the Navy to buy the plane, the Navy's strike and fighter missions were redefined to what the Super Hornet could do.
The Boeing 360 was based on a concept that Boeing originally submitted as one of its proposals for HXM, which became JVX, which became the V-22. It got dropped early on because it couldn't meet the Marines' requirements. While the concept could do part of what a Tilt-Rotor could do, it could not do all of what a Tilt-Rotor could do. This was one of the reasons that the original proposal didn't go forward. Boeing eventually joined with Bell on the V-22 (by 1987 the V-22 program was well on its way).
In Boeing, as in many other companies there are different project teams working on different concepts, some they're quite passionate about, and in are a sense "competitors" to other internal projects. . Part of Boeing has continued ever since to try and refine and interest the world in new tandem rotor designs. In fact, one of their proposals for JHL was a tandem rotor design that owed a lot to the 360, but it was rejected because it couldn't do as much as the various Tilt-Rotor proposals (Boeing also teamed with Bell again on the Quad Tilt-Rotor proposal, which is one of the finalists) and may have been considered higher risk. In any case, by the time the 360 flew, it was way too late to be considered. I'll try and include a picture
As for the 360 being able to the CH-46 replacement mission, that depends on how you define "CH-46 replacement mission". It definitely couldn't do the JVX/V-22 mission. To draw a parallel, the F/A-18E/F is able to perform the Navy's strike and fighter missions because once the Department of Defense ordered the Navy to buy the plane, the Navy's strike and fighter missions were redefined to what the Super Hornet could do.
