The Osprey Goes to War

So it comes down to the ability to auto rotate versus lack of that
ability (Once you get hit...)?- Hide quoted text -

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It is a confluence of things.

If you try and fly it without escorts you'll get hit. You'll need to
auto-rotate.

If you try and descend at a constant rate into a zone you'll get hit.
You'll need to auto-rotate.

If you don't have effective armament on the bird you'll get hit.
You'll need to auto-rotate.

So it is is ignoring these vulnerability factors and saying, "We'll
ignore even the modicum of survivabilty provided by auto-rotation."

The ability to auto-rotate was originally required, but it was
dropped.

I wonder how many retired Marines are making 2-3 times (or more) of
their retirement pay to work on this thing.

It is the poster child for problems with the Military-Industrial-
Complex of the type that Eisenhower warned about.

Walt

On Oct 4, 3:08 am, Walt wrote:
So it comes down to the ability to auto rotate versus lack of that
ability (Once you get hit...)?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

It is a confluence of things.

If you try and fly it without escorts you'll get hit. You'll need to
auto-rotate.

If you try and descend at a constant rate into a zone you'll get hit.
You'll need to auto-rotate.

If you don't have effective armament on the bird you'll get hit.
You'll need to auto-rotate.

Your statements make a false assumption that poor susceptability =
poor survivability. They are two different subsections of the overall
vulnerability of the platform. Flight parameters/performance can
certainly make a platform more susceptable to receiving hostile fire.
However the survivability of the platform is determined by completely
different parameters. Every hit does not mean a mission kill.


I wonder how many retired Marines are making 2-3 times (or more) of
their retirement pay to work on this thing.

Unfortunately probably about the same number as the Admirals that
pushed for NMCI .
:/

BB

I guess everybody has some mountain to climb.
It's just fate whether you live in Kansas or Tibet...