Dan wrote:
Vince wrote:
Rob Arndt wrote:
On Jun 13, 2:46?pm, wrote:
On Jun 13, 3:40 pm, "David E. Powell"
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On Jun 13, 5:28 pm, wrote:
On Jun 13, 12:35 pm, Vince wrote:
David E. Powell wrote:
Overseas sales are a pipe dream except either to Saudi Arabia as a
replacement bribe stream or to someone else subject to US pressure
As Japan has considered F-22, maybe they think that Japan might
want
the Osprey as well. Search and Rescue, moving people about, etc....
it is inferior to helicopters for almost all such purposes.
The Osprey is a one trick pony, and the trick is very expensive.
It requires the power of a heavy lift helicopter to transport medium
lift cargo in a very crowded cabin for such a big heavy vehicle
the cabin is 68 inches wide,
and 66.23 inches high,
that is 5" 6" high and 5 foot 8"' wide
Vince
At a speed of 214 Kts and ceiling of 26,000 ft. it's going to be an
easy shoot-down.
I thought it was faster, but going low enough can be an anti-shootdown
tactic too.
Uh-huh..........that's what got a lot of choppers shot down in 'Nam.





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Anyone wanna take bets on the Ospreys going to Iraq in September?
First loss due to combat, flying accident, or technical malfunction?

Rob


don't worry these china dolls will be kept very far from any real combat.

Vince

Just like you and aren't.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Can't quite parse it.

Most of the deaths in Iraq are due to IEDs. Most of the actual shooting
will take place in cities. Neither have much to do with the V-22. It is
not well designed for emergency evacuation either.

The V-22 will be used as a ferry from safe protected base to safe
protected base, or to wide open areas where it will land and deliver
fuel and men to waiting vehicles. It will then be touted as "combat
proved"

Vince