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CL-84, as do other Tilt-Wings had limitations in engine borne performance, transition, low sped flight with the wing up and had the penalties associated with the tail props. One shouldn't compare it to the V-22, which was noticeably larger, as to the XV-15 which was a much more successful concept. Scaling up the CL-84 would have run into as many problems as they ran into with the V-22, arguably considerably more. Plus, it would have faced the same political/bureaucratic issues, which were the main reasons for the protracted development time of the Osprey.

[QUOTE="F-14D, post: 61734, member: 851"] CL-84, as do other Tilt-Wings had limitations in engine borne performance, transition, low sped flight with the wing up and had the penalties associated with the tail props. One shouldn't compare it to the V-22, which was noticeably larger, as to the XV-15 which was a much more successful concept. Scaling up the CL-84 would have run into as many problems as they ran into with the V-22, arguably considerably more. Plus, it would have faced the same political/bureaucratic issues, which were the main reasons for the protracted development time of the Osprey. [/QUOTE]

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