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Old 3rd Sep 2022, 17:27
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Originally Posted by albatross
Does anyone know the empty weight / mass of an Osprey?
Strange story I just came across.
Can it be too difficult to strip it down to a weight that a Chinook could lift?


https://www.airlive.net/an-u-s-ospre...mpossible/amp/
Empty weight listed as 15 tons, engines are about half a ton each. Either with or without I reckon a CH-53 would just about manage it at sea level at a sensible temperature.
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