Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
I don't care what you believe.
Ok so remove the "I do believe" and just read the article - the V-247 MUX is specifically sized to fit in the DDG hangar. Full stop.
Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Back in the late 80's we were at NHA. The Osprey/V-22/Tilt Rotor was the next big thing, which included a Bell pitch about how a Tilt Rotor would be the next platform for a LAMPS detachment on Helo capable ships in the USN. It is now 35 years later, and MH-60R is still LAMPS (heir to the SH-60B).
In the late 80s an XV-15 sized tiltrotor for that mission could easily have been put forward. There's no technical barrier to a tiltrotor sizing for this mission. As always its just finding someone to fund clean sheet design work or trying to shoehorn non-purpose built aircraft into tangential roles.