Osprey - is that gold blinking under the crust of dirt?

[Matador.es]

As one Marine commander in Iraq put it, the Osprey “turns Texas into Rhode Island,” greatly increasing the reach of U.S. ground forces with an aircraft that is both more versatile and more survivable than any conventional helicopter.

its long....

[Oberon]

It takes a while for something like this to slot in. The Harrier took a while to come into its own after some big engine problems in the early years.

[Gargamel]

I've alsways been a fan of the osprey. Figured it would just take time to figure out how to build and fly them properly. Now that that it's serving well in the marines, I see it moving into other branches of the miltary, mainly the Army and Navy. Air Force has their Pave Low, and that thing is huge. If they need bigger, they got planes.

But I really seeing this come into play in the Coast Guard, just imagine the huge benefits this thing will have as a SAR platform!

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

I've alsways been a fan of the osprey. Figured it would just take time to figure out how to build and fly them properly. Now that that it's serving well in the marines, I see it moving into other branches of the miltary, mainly the Army and Navy. Air Force has their Pave Low, and that thing is huge. If they need bigger, they got planes.

But I really seeing this come into play in the Coast Guard, just imagine the huge benefits this thing will have as a SAR platform!

I love the V-22's airframe. SOOO much potential. I would love to see an carrier based ASW version of the bird. Imagine the mission hardware of a S-3 and SH-60F installed in the payload bay! Plus it could roll sub/mine hunting UUVs out its stern.

Or install a large air search radar for AWACS duities. We could then base AWACS, MR MPAs, and Strike Fighters (JSFs) on a carrier without catapults.

The V-22 has the potential to be a game changer for more than just the Marines.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I love the V-22's airframe. SOOO much potential. I would love to see an carrier based ASW version of the bird. Imagine the mission hardware of a S-3 and SH-60F installed in the payload bay! Plus it could roll sub/mine hunting UUVs out its stern.

Or install a large air search radar for AWACS duities. We could then base AWACS, MR MPAs, and Strike Fighters (JSFs) on a carrier without catapults.

The V-22 has the potential to be a game changer for more than just the Marines.

I can also see it becoming more common place to see this type of airframe in a civilian setting. Along with the lift capabilities, the passenger service could be a game changer too. Use existing heliports while being able to do high speed inter-city runs. Imagine Boston-NY-Baltimore-DC type transports from rooftops or urban areas in short amounts of time.

I always loved the look of the Osprey... it just looks awesome... A RTS game I used to play had them and I always found a way to use them.... That game also had a Varient of the osprey with Tilting Jet Engines heh.

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

I remember reading that Navy had troubles using Osprey onboard carriers. That was because engine exhaust caused damage to flight deck. Do anyone know have they solved that problem yet?