Comments on: MV-22 Used for SOF Training

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:16:18 +0000

Good post Clem! I agree completely. I also hope the 160th adds the Osprey to its fleet. I leave for the Army WOFT program in a few weeks, and my goal is to be a Nightstalker. If they end up using the Osprey, I would be proud to fly it.

By: Clem

Clem — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:41:42 +0000

Martin,
The aircraft is equipped with a system that diverts the brown out to the sides. The advanced avionics on board support the crew with their landings.There is footage of this on You Tube.
Have been building this aircraft since 1987.
Our teamates at Bell and my co-workers at Boeing are very proud of our product. This aircraft has been the most widely tested and scrutinzed program in aviation history. It has passed a
Blue Ribbon Panel that has looked at every aspect of the aircraft.
Just as the F-15 program had a bumpy start,the F–
15 became the aircraft to have in your fleet.
Igor Sykorsky had his share of nay-sayers in his time with the helicopter.Everyone who has ever been Medevaced or rescued by a rotorcraft can thank all the pioneers for their accomplishments and perservierence.
It is true we lost loved ones in the begining of the program. I pray their loss was not in vain.I
know they would have wanted the Osprey to one day be the pride of all U.S.A. (Made In America)

By: Wembley

Wembley — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:36:42 +0000

“Because it is still a relatively new aircraft

By: USMCmapper

USMCmapper — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:08:46 +0000

I can see the headlines now (dream sequence begins):
“Nightstalkers Welcome Osprey to Their Arsenal“
The 160th SOAR “Nightstalkers” took delivery of its first MV-22 SpecOps Osprey today. Painted in that signature menacing dark paint scheme and the new gun turret, the Osprey arrived at treetop level, moving at twice the speed of their other chariots of the night.
So lets see:
AH and MH-6 Little Birds
MH-60 K and L Blackhawk (if the Osprey doesn’t replace them, with exception of the MH-60 DAP)
MV-22
MH-47G
And any other birds we don’t know about, wink wink.
Quite a lethal combo for an already lethal unit.… if, of course, it ever comes to be.

By: Springbored

Springbored — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:11:16 +0000

Ohh…now, the c-7 Caribou was a plane.…
Odd to see the Army crawling back to a program they fled decades ago…But I doubt it’ll replace the Army’s traditional rotorcraft…

By: Martin Andrew

Martin Andrew — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:11:48 +0000

When I see a Osprey go into the dusty and rocky environments the Caribou can I will say its ready. The amount of debris that those two huge rotors throw up will cause casualties to the personnel entering and leaving as well as damage to the airframe and rotors themselves. Oh and don’t forget brown out. I saw an excellent bit on the new minigun and sighting system for the Osprey in a Chinese defnce magazine — they are keeping an eye on it!

By: WIGGUM

WIGGUM — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:11:29 +0000

“This jump was among the first substantive steps in incorporating the Osprey into future Army operations.“
Maybe those future operations will become daily operations for the Army.