Kerryn Offord wrote:
Vince wrote:
Kerryn Offord wrote:
BlackBeard wrote:
On Jun 14, 4:28 am, Vince wrote:
BlackBeard wrote:
On Jun 13, 7:55 pm, Vince wrote:
don't worry these china dolls will be kept very far from any real
combat.
Vince
Please clarify "china doll."
As we use the term it applies to the fragility or lack of
survivability of the platform. Are you now insinuating you know
anything about it's combat survivability/susceptibility?
Just wondering, because I know that most details of S/S for this
platform are classified. And I don't remember you being present
during the seven years I was involved with testing those specific
systems.
BB
It will be kept far from anything that might scratch its paint
this turkey is a political airplane.
It has no clear "combat" mission in Iraq

The problems of the V-22 are in its fundamental design. It uses heavy
lift horsepower at ultra heavy cost to pick up medium lift cargo which
must also fit in its small cabin through a rear door.


The entire aft opens up similar to the C-130.



The door doesn't increase the size of the cabin...

IIRC they need a custom vehicle designed to pull any heavy equipment
the Marines might try to use because the cabin is so small..

Is it really only 68 inches wide, and 66.23 inches high?

That certainly counts as a small cabin..

Heck, two fully equipped Marines are going to have some trouble
getting through side by side at the same time... (Equipped with MGs,
ATGW, one shot AT weapons etc...

they have noticed that

Vince

Is it really that bad? I realize they have to bend over to "walk" out
(66.23 inches high is below average height), but can they walk side by
side or do they have to depart single file?


a Marine I talked to said that in combat gear with helmets on it's a
sort of alternating single file crouch walk from the seat to the door.
its tighter than single file but you have to avoid getting entangled.

Vince