http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 25 May 2012 16:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-159545 murc Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:56:14 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-159545 stephen e hughes - I'm sure the V-22 will eventually get guns...but thats probably 5-10 years out. mrnitropb - of course all helicopters have difficulty in thin air, but the Osprey can fly like a plane so its wings give it additional lift...making it go as high as 26,000 feet, far higher then any other vertical take-off craft can do. stephen e hughes — I’m sure the V-22 will eventually get guns…but thats probably 5–10 years out.
mrnitropb — of course all helicopters have difficulty in thin air, but the Osprey can fly like a plane so its wings give it additional lift…making it go as high as 26,000 feet, far higher then any other vertical take-off craft can do.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-159544 mrnitropb Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:57:02 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-159544 Brings up a point I hadn't wondered about until now. How does the V22 operate in thin air conditions, like those found in the mountains of -istan? I've heard for along time that regular helos have some difficulty in the thin air? Brings up a point I hadn’t wondered about until now. How does the V22 operate in thin air conditions, like those found in the mountains of –istan? I’ve heard for along time that regular helos have some difficulty in the thin air?

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-159543 stephen e hughes Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:44:00 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-159543 OSPREY IRAQ-BOUND It seems that the US OSPREY IRAQ-BOUND
It seems that the US

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-159542 stephen e hughes Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:41:12 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-159542 It seems that the US It seems that the US

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-27868 Grandjester Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:43:29 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-27868 Uh oh. I really do hope some of our worst fears are unrealized on this one... I would agree with Han that an Afgan deployment might have been the better choice due to the distances and terrain. Don't see how this is going to work in an urban enviro well. Uh oh. I really do hope some of our worst fears are unrealized on this one… I would agree with Han that an Afgan deployment might have been the better choice due to the distances and terrain. Don’t see how this is going to work in an urban enviro well.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-159541 BT Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:39:39 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-159541 I agree, after all this time and money, it is good see if it lives up to the hype, or literaly goes down in flames. I agree, after all this time and money, it is good see if it lives up to the hype, or literaly goes down in flames.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-159540 murc Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:49:29 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-159540 glad to see them putting them in to real world operation, they will be a good asset. glad to see them putting them in to real world operation, they will be a good asset.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2007/04/14/osprey-iraq-bound/#comment-27865 Han Solo Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:46:28 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2452#comment-27865 hmmm..Seems like Afgan would have been a better choice there to provide a little real-world down and dirty action without all the pressures of operating in Iraq right away. hmmm..Seems like Afgan would have been a better choice there to provide a little real-world down and dirty action without all the pressures of operating in Iraq right away.

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