Re: Back to the V-22 turkey

Thomas Schoene wrote: 
Vince Brannigan wrote:


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


Except that these profiles are almost exactly the same profile that the marines actually plan to execute in OMFTS. And they aren't exactly new, similar profiles have been part of MEU(SOC) misison requirements for years (for special ops read amphibious raid; for CSAR, read TRAP, but the mission profiles are very similar) 


Im sorry, they are not.  tehya re the reverse of the Marine mission.

CSAR is always a "smash and grab" activity you are not taking cargo in, you are bringing it out.

Similarly special operations are limited by recovery ability. You have to go in, pick up your human cargo and remove it.

In both cases the Osprey's trivial lift capacity is less important. it shows up at the recovery site having burned several tons of fuel. this gives it the extra lift needed to do the recovery.



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


And you never will, because sling loads aren't carried at maximum speed. This isn't unique to Osprey; in helos you're lucky to manage 60 knots with a sling load.

I agree, but it points out that all the claims for high speed for the osprey do not apply if you need anthing that cant go in the tiny cabin


Vince
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