(Henry J. Cobb) wrote in message . com...
Will the increased cruising speed of the Osprey make it a better bet
for going downtown in the third world than the current fleet of
helicopters?

-HJC

Seems to me that of course a faster moving target is harder to hit,
but there are many significant factors specific to the V-22, other
than speed, that affect the Pk of a missile. Much larger size,
vulnerable driveshaft connecting the rotors, higher cruising altitude,
no tail rotor worries but still worries over the tail.