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Old October 4th 07, 10:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
David McMillan
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Kerryn Offord wrote:
BlackBeard wrote:
On Oct 1, 6:11 pm, Kerryn Offord wrote:
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Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


Although there are no perfect survivability systems out there, the
systems on the Osprey are 1) more numerous and 2) more advanced, than
the survivability systems on the CH-46


SNIP

At least the CH-46 gets to auto-rotate if hit...


And the Osprey switches to powering both props off one engine and, in
plane mode, keeps on flying. Losing an engine while heavily loaded and
in hover would present power problems, but the pilot would still have a
chance to make a powered landing.
OTOH, if either bird loses a *prop* in hover, they're both equally
screwed. The Osprey would probably be able to survive losing one prop
in "plane" mode, whereas the CH-46 would still be screwed, but most
helicopter combat losses take place in/near LZs. so the overall effect
of the Osprey's superior survivability in this flight regime probably
doesn't shift the overall survivability numbers much. But every bit helps.

And comparing the "brand new" V-22 with the CH-46 which is how old? (And
last up-graded?) says a lot for just how good the V-22 must be...


The Osprey is intended to replace the 46s, so the comparison is not
inappropriate. Also, in hover mode the Osprey is more similar to a
CH-46 than most other helicopters due to the dual-rotor configuration,
so some comparisons are better made against the more similar airframe.

How does it compare with a modern military helicopter? Heck, how does it
compare in survivability with even a Blackhawk?


The Osprey probably has better survivability against engine hits, since
its engines are so far apart and the props are cross-connected at all
times, IIRC. A serious engine hit or prop hit while in low hover will
probably be equally bad for both airframes (although the prop
cross-connect might make a survivable landing more possible for the
Osprey), but in plane mode the Osprey probably has better odds -- the BH
might be able to autorotate (though I've heard from some pilots that the
BH autorotates about the way a B-52 glides), but the Osprey has a decent
chance of staying airborne. The Osprey lacks a vulnerable tail rotor,
though as I mentioned above it shares the CH-46's vulnerability to
single-rotor/engine loss while in hover.
Just from a perspective of geometry and aerodynamics, the Osprey
shouldn't be any more vulnerable while hovering in an LZ than the CH-46,
and probably somewhat less than the Blackhawk. Once in full "plane"
mode, the Osprey probably has somewhat superior survivability due to
higher speed, and the ability to fly on one engine. During
transition... hard to say. There might be a window of increased
vulnerability, but if so it won't be very long.
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Old October 2nd 07, 07:48 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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BlackBeard wrote:
On Oct 1, 6:11 pm, Kerryn Offord wrote:
***
Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


Although there are no perfect survivability systems out there, the
systems on the Osprey are 1) more numerous and 2) more advanced, than
the survivability systems on the CH-46


SNIP

If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..


Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.

BB


Is the Cobra really the only possible escort?
I'm thinking that the AV-8 could do a pretty decent job during the
high speed transit phase.

Roger

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Old October 2nd 07, 10:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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On Oct 2, 2:48?am, Roger Conroy wrote:
BlackBeard wrote:
On Oct 1, 6:11 pm, Kerryn Offord wrote:
***
Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


Although there are no perfect survivability systems out there, the
systems on the Osprey are 1) more numerous and 2) more advanced, than
the survivability systems on the CH-46


SNIP


If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..


Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.


BB


Is the Cobra really the only possible escort?
I'm thinking that the AV-8 could do a pretty decent job during the
high speed transit phase.

Roger- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


AV-8's go too fast to really see what is on the ground. An AV-8 can't
supress a treeline the way a Cobra can.

I recall reading in the Marine Corps Gazette back in the early 1980's
what you've seen me post:

1. Doesn't matter what the range and speed of the V-22 is. It is
limited to the range and speed of the escorts

2. The V-22 needs guns of its own, and not one that fires backwards
either. If the rotors are tilted forward then no door gunner can get
a useful firing arc forward due to the arc of the rotors.

3. A chin turret was discussed (being the only reasonable option) but
that was eliminated due to cost.

I remember seeing this info in the MCG about 25 years ago.

The freaking thing is a grotesque boondoggle. It will never be
anything else.

I posted a video of a V-22 crash and some of the info I am posting now
on the website togetherweserved.com, which is for Marines only, and I
was banned within 24 hours.

Walt

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Old October 2nd 07, 02:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
Vince
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Walt wrote:
On Oct 2, 2:48?am, Roger Conroy wrote:
BlackBeard wrote:
On Oct 1, 6:11 pm, Kerryn Offord wrote:
***
Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?
Although there are no perfect survivability systems out there, the
systems on the Osprey are 1) more numerous and 2) more advanced, than
the survivability systems on the CH-46
SNIP
If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..
Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.
BB

Is the Cobra really the only possible escort?
I'm thinking that the AV-8 could do a pretty decent job during the
high speed transit phase.

Roger- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


AV-8's go too fast to really see what is on the ground. An AV-8 can't
supress a treeline the way a Cobra can.

I recall reading in the Marine Corps Gazette back in the early 1980's
what you've seen me post:

1. Doesn't matter what the range and speed of the V-22 is. It is
limited to the range and speed of the escorts

2. The V-22 needs guns of its own, and not one that fires backwards
either. If the rotors are tilted forward then no door gunner can get
a useful firing arc forward due to the arc of the rotors.

3. A chin turret was discussed (being the only reasonable option) but
that was eliminated due to cost.

I remember seeing this info in the MCG about 25 years ago.

The freaking thing is a grotesque boondoggle. It will never be
anything else.

I posted a video of a V-22 crash and some of the info I am posting now
on the website togetherweserved.com, which is for Marines only, and I
was banned within 24 hours.

Walt


The chin turret is not just a question of cost. It uses about 10-15% of
the already small payload and also "unbalances" the aircraft

Vince
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Old October 2nd 07, 10:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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On Oct 2, 5:20 am, Walt wrote:
On Oct 2, 2:48?am, Roger Conroy wrote:





BlackBeard wrote:
On Oct 1, 6:11 pm, Kerryn Offord wrote:
***
Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


Although there are no perfect survivability systems out there, the
systems on the Osprey are 1) more numerous and 2) more advanced, than
the survivability systems on the CH-46


SNIP


If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..


Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.


BB


Is the Cobra really the only possible escort?
I'm thinking that the AV-8 could do a pretty decent job during the
high speed transit phase.


Roger- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


AV-8's go too fast to really see what is on the ground. An AV-8 can't
supress a treeline the way a Cobra can.

I recall reading in the Marine Corps Gazette back in the early 1980's
what you've seen me post:

1. Doesn't matter what the range and speed of the V-22 is. It is
limited to the range and speed of the escorts


I'm not really sure why you think the Cobras will slow the V-22s
down...operationally, it would be idiocy for the troop carriers to
arrive over the battlefield at the same time as the gunships, since
you want the gunships (and Harriers, to boot) to have arrived overhead
and begun destroying targets and softening the LZ well before the
larger birds are in the threat zone. If you've got troop carriers, be
they CH-46s, Blackhawks, or V-22s cruising in looking for a place to
land WHILE the first wave of Cobras is coming in, then it doesn't
matter what airframe you're in, the bad guys will target the low,
slow, fat with Marines birds and hope they can kill those before the
snakes spot them.

But with the increased speed of the V-22s, they can make more trips
between the boat or base and the LZ in the same amount of time, which
means more boots getting on the ground while the enemy is still
recovering from the gunships' attention. Let the Cobras and Harriers
come and go as fuel and weapons are expended...there will be enough
that one flight can always be hitting the target zone while others are
en route to or from the launch point.

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Old October 3rd 07, 01:28 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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"Walt" wrote in message
ps.com...

The freaking thing is a grotesque boondoggle. It will never be
anything else.

I posted a video of a V-22 crash and some of the info I am posting now
on the website togetherweserved.com, which is for Marines only, and I
was banned within 24 hours.


The interesting thing is, my brother, who is a Marine Corporal and veteran
of two tours, has seen Ospreys in Iraq and on a ship in the Gulf.

-c


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Old October 2nd 07, 10:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
Walt[_3_]
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If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..


Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.

BB


Saying that the V-22 will rendesvous with the Cobras at the LZ
violates the KISS principle. And it is just ridiculous on its face.

It is saying that we can predict what the enemy will do and that is
always nuts. No one can guarantee that there won't be a threat en
route. It is just nuts to plan that way.

And STILL it means that the V-22's operational radius is no greater
than the Cobra escorts.

The concept of the V-22 was flawed from the first day it was discussed
for carrying grunts. It is the best (or worst) example of the
Military-Industrial-Complex I know.

Walt

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Old October 2nd 07, 12:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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Walt writes:

If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed
advantage over alternative modern helicopters..


Rendevous scenario. The Cobras launch from a forward base and meet at
the LZ with the Osprey which has travelled from a base further away.

BB


Saying that the V-22 will rendesvous with the Cobras at the LZ
violates the KISS principle. And it is just ridiculous on its face.

It is saying that we can predict what the enemy will do and that is
always nuts. No one can guarantee that there won't be a threat en
route. It is just nuts to plan that way.

And STILL it means that the V-22's operational radius is no greater
than the Cobra escorts.

The concept of the V-22 was flawed from the first day it was discussed
for carrying grunts. It is the best (or worst) example of the
Military-Industrial-Complex I know.


Hmm, in practice the way to analyse a system (whether a military, or
financial trading system) where the future is never known but is bet
on anyway because the alternative is to stand aside and do nothing, is
to see how it performs under worst-case conditions. That predicates
that the "best" system is never the most optimized one, but one which
is crude (a relative word, to be sure) but robust. The V-22 I cannot
judge given the information available, but it appears to be more of a
niche system, rather than one which will be used in every situation
where transport is needed. At least, with the current state of
technology. But as I said, I cannot judge...
--
Gernot Hassenpflug
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Old October 4th 07, 01:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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"Kerryn Offord" wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
USNI Proceedings Magazine
Issue: October 2007 Vol. 133/10/1,256

The Osprey Goes to War
By Richard Whittle

SNIP
"I don't think it's going to be any more vulnerable than the 46 or the
53," Glueck said. A CH-46 can "usually come into a zone a little bit
quicker than the 53s. The V-22 is kind of in between the two."


***
Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


The V-22 will have fighter or helicopter gunship escorts when going
into zones where there's a known threat, Glueck said, and the Marines
have mounted a 7.62-caliber M240G machine gun on the rear ramp. The
Osprey also has chaff dispensers, infrared suppressors, and electronic
defenses.

SNIP

If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed advantage
over alternative modern helicopters..

Can the V-22 fly "like a plane" with the ramp down? At what penalty?

I know the CH47 has a MG on the rear ramp, but that's a wider, bigger
ramp.. How much of an obstruction is it for troops trying to get out in a
hot LZ?


I imagine (would guess) there is an airspeed limit with the ramp down (gun
in place to be fired),
probably in the range of 175 to 130 knots, above that the ramp would have
to be up at least level
to keep it from acting like a stabilator and pushing the nose down.

Remember this is an aircraft with it's center of gravity at the wing.

The CH-47 has 3 Machine guns mounted on it, one in the right door , one
in the left forward window,
and one on the ramp. 160th SOAR CH-47's use miniguns in the forward
stations, and an M2 .50 Cal on the ramp floor.

On the CH-47 the ramp gun can be quickly removed using a quick disconnect
mount.

The ramp gun on the MV-22 is side mounted on a 2 piece flex mount, and it
can be quickly swung to the right side out of the
way of troops exiting the aircraft, after pulling a quick release lock.


Helomech



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Old October 4th 07, 08:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
Kerryn Offord
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Paul wrote:
"Kerryn Offord" wrote in message
...
Mike wrote:
USNI Proceedings Magazine
Issue: October 2007 Vol. 133/10/1,256

The Osprey Goes to War
By Richard Whittle

SNIP
"I don't think it's going to be any more vulnerable than the 46 or the
53," Glueck said. A CH-46 can "usually come into a zone a little bit
quicker than the 53s. The V-22 is kind of in between the two."

***
Maybe no more vulnerable to being shot at.. but the effect of being hit?


The V-22 will have fighter or helicopter gunship escorts when going
into zones where there's a known threat, Glueck said, and the Marines
have mounted a 7.62-caliber M240G machine gun on the rear ramp. The
Osprey also has chaff dispensers, infrared suppressors, and electronic
defenses.

SNIP

If it has a cobra escort.. Well.. It loses it's altitude/ speed advantage
over alternative modern helicopters..

Can the V-22 fly "like a plane" with the ramp down? At what penalty?

I know the CH47 has a MG on the rear ramp, but that's a wider, bigger
ramp.. How much of an obstruction is it for troops trying to get out in a
hot LZ?


I imagine (would guess) there is an airspeed limit with the ramp down (gun
in place to be fired),
probably in the range of 175 to 130 knots, above that the ramp would have
to be up at least level
to keep it from acting like a stabilator and pushing the nose down.

Remember this is an aircraft with it's center of gravity at the wing.

The CH-47 has 3 Machine guns mounted on it, one in the right door , one
in the left forward window,
and one on the ramp. 160th SOAR CH-47's use miniguns in the forward
stations, and an M2 .50 Cal on the ramp floor.

On the CH-47 the ramp gun can be quickly removed using a quick disconnect
mount.

The ramp gun on the MV-22 is side mounted on a 2 piece flex mount, and it
can be quickly swung to the right side out of the
way of troops exiting the aircraft, after pulling a quick release lock.


Helomech



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