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Old 4th Jan 2007, 20:45
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SASless,

The V-22's are spotted on the deck exactly where they are supposed to be. See the links below showing CH-53E's and 46's on the deck. Notice the similarity? The yellow centerline is only for the AV-8's. I also count 3 V-22's abeam the island, thus discounting your earlier statement that:

"The Osprey cannot land adjacent to the "island" on the Amphib Carriers thus they lose the use of that spot(s) unlike the CH-53E which can land on all spots".

The clearance between the rotor tips and the island are very similar to the CH-53E and it can land on all the same spots (I've seen it do so).

The AV-8's and the RW assets do perform launch/recovery ops concuncurrently (occasionally a AV-8 will land with RW's on the forward spots, but rarely). Therefore deck cycles will remain the same. During RW ops it's not uncommon for all port deck spots to be used with aircraft slashed starboard.

The LHD is the latest amphib (the ship that Gregg's pics are from, however it has the same beam (106') as the LHA.


http://www.usmc.mil/15thmeu/images/2...-5538M-067.jpg

http://www.naval-technology.com/proj...dex.html#wasp8

http://www.lhd6.navy.mil/images/Sep%...ial003_jpg.jpg
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