Nah, I didn't mean the Osprey going away as much as I was just surprised that we already have 52 Ospreys on the flight line. I figured maybe 2 dozen at most.
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All things MV-22 Osprey
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Nah, I didn't mean the Osprey going away as much as I was just surprised that we already have 52 Ospreys on the flight line. I figured maybe 2 dozen at most.
They are all over the place up here in New River...52 sounds about right though...
Threadjack: Have you winged yet? How much longer do you have?
Probably three-four months, looks like I'll be finishing up here December-ish or so.
Then how could they "self deploy" if they cant bring any maintainers along with their tool/parts etc?
The reason I ask is because I know a couple of Marine navs were sent to New River to try and plan the trans atlantic refueling op. They said that it was very difficult because of the ceiling limitations of the aircraft (see pressurization and O2 system longevity). That helped make the decision to not "self deploy", not so much airframe wear and tear.
It does not pressurize anything. Currently there is only enough O2 capacity to supply masks for the pilots and crewchiefs.
I can't speak to the DT models. I just know there's no pressurization in my mighty steed. It's something I hope is in the spiral development pipeline, because being able to take pax to our service ceiling would do great things to mitigate the MANPAD threat.
Ospreys deploy!
The first MV-22 Osprey deployment has begun as VMM-263 embarked aboard USS Wasp to head to Al Asad.
The first MV-22 Osprey deployment has begun as VMM-263 embarked aboard USS Wasp to head to Al Asad.
GREAT !!! I, for one, hope it finally works and works well .... but where's the guns???
"They" were working on this when I was in Dallas ... i.e., Bell Helicopter Textron in HEB .... think early '80's. Now .... 25 years +/- later ..... really, folks ..... think about it .... how long should it take to make a "military aircraft" ... ????
"They" were working on this when I was in Dallas ... i.e., Bell Helicopter Textron in HEB .... think early '80's. Now .... 25 years +/- later ..... really, folks ..... think about it .... how long should it take to make a "military aircraft" ... ????
WVUBetaHornet
Sweep the leg..
Well allllllright! 
These guys are next..
These guys are next..
Correct-O .... and that's when he came over to NAS DALLAS and rode in my backseat on an ACM hop and later took me to the O'Club for lunch .... the story is buried somewhere on this website ....
Perhaps this: http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6174
GREAT !!! I, for one, hope it finally works and works well .... but where's the guns???
"They" were working on this when I was in Dallas ... i.e., Bell Helicopter Textron in HEB .... think early '80's. Now .... 25 years +/- later ..... really, folks ..... think about it .... how long should it take to make a "military aircraft" ... ????
Saying it took 25 years to develop the V-22 is like me saying I've been cleaning my garage for 6 months. Technically true, but really it's only been few weekends out of that time. A lot of that time was pretty low-intensity, as were several of those "25 years" everyone gets so hot about.
They'll do fine. The nature of the conflict has changed a lot from OIF I, when they really would have made a big difference kicking the door down. I figure the big money will be made on casevacs this time around, "golden hour" and all that.
Sooooooooooooo .... then it's O.K. ???? The 25 year thingy ???
How about if it took me 25 years to get my Wings of Gold??? But I had a lot of "down time" because of WX or shitty aircraft availability ... ???
Or in this case, is it politics and $$$$$ in military procurement ...... i.e., situation normal .... ???
No, it's not okay. But the fault for taking so long lies with the budgeteers, politicians, and program managers, not with the concept or the aircraft. The 25 year figure is often used as a preface to an anti-V22 argument. E.g. "It's messed up...look how long it's taken!"