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SASless · 20th September 2005, 22:14

Ron,

I would love to fly the tilt rotor....but not as a SpecOps pilot in the mountains of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan or other hot and high places. I would also like to fly a machine that could do the mission safely and effectively.

The tilt rotor does not meet that test....it will not carry the load required....nor is it flexible enough to take on all the missions that the current helicopter fleet does.

We are paying for less capability at a far higher price. If the Osprey had the lift capability of the 53 or 47....it would be the cats ass but it isn't.

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SASless Join Date: May 2002 Location: Absolute Sea Level Age: 61 Posts: 8,110	Ron, I would love to fly the tilt rotor....but not as a SpecOps pilot in the mountains of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan or other hot and high places. I would also like to fly a machine that could do the mission safely and effectively. The tilt rotor does not meet that test....it will not carry the load required....nor is it flexible enough to take on all the missions that the current helicopter fleet does. We are paying for less capability at a far higher price. If the Osprey had the lift capability of the 53 or 47....it would be the cats ass but it isn't.