Back to the V-22 turkey

Kevin Brooks wrote:

And why have you rather abruptly discontinued your discourse in the tilt-rotor thread--aren't you gonna respond to Guy's points, or do they make you uncomfortable (just as your laughable position that the USAF only wants the CV-22 for the CSAR role later made you "uncomfortable", so to speak?)? H'mmmm...is this what you teach your students? When you get something wrong, or the other guy presents a more cogent argument, just ignore it, run away, and declare victory? Sad...


Ive been traveling, im happy to get back to the V=22 before thanskgiving. since it is the fattest turkey in the Country


Guy's response is still just hanging there, waiting for your words of "wisdom"...yet you have not yet been able to respond, despite your repeated efforts in other threads...gee, I wonder why?


The V=22 remains a fat turkey

I responded to the range claim by pointing out any claim for a range advantage for the osprey depends solely on how fuel tanks are configured.

The V-22 remains fundamentally less able to lift payload than a modern helicopter of similar horsepower.

Fuel is part of payload here are the weights for the osprey

Weights	33,140 lb (15,032) Empty weight
52,600 lbs (23,860 kg) Takeoff, Vertical Takeoff/Landing (VTOL)

Max fuel capacity	2,037 gal/13,850 lbs
1,228 gals (4,649 liters) Sponsons
787 gals (2,979 liters) Wing

so the osprey has a total lift of 19 460 pounds
on a little over 12000 HP that gives about 1.6 pounds of lift per HP

The S-92 has about 1.83 pounds per HP
The latest MH 53 is 3 pounds of lift per HP

Thats why the fat turkey is a one trick pony It can't lift enough fuel to take a big payload anywhere

The CSAR and Special operations requirements are simply not relevant to the Marine mission.

I'm also still waiting for any proof that the Osprey has carried slung military cargo in horizontal flight at full speed


Vince




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