"V-22 squadron achieves successin Iraq, USMC says"
Paul J. Adam wrote:
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Typhoon502 writes
On Feb 7, 8:40 am, Vince wrote:
This turkey is the same weight and HP as a Ch-53 with a small fraction
of the payload
Plus a hell of a lot more speed and range. Which, IIRC, is the entire
point behind the tiltrotor, that it can go faster and further than
conventional helos.
Trouble is, that lets you drop light infantry a lot further ahead of the
FEBA than ever before, without artillery or combat vehicles. If the
enemy is in the mood for a fight, the tactical models are places like
Arnhem or Dien Bien Phu...
That's not a particular technical fault of the V-22, it's a problem of
finding a role for it that justifies the cost.
It has more speed but not more range with any given payload
Vince
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