Have to say, they don't 'look right' to me. And you know what they say abput aircraft that 'look right' don't you?
“I’m quite sure those V-22 grapes are sour,” said the disappointed fox. “No need for me to try to jump high enough to taste them.”
I wonder if you have a view on something I suggested a few posts ago (#42), that V-22 is so noisy, especially in the hover and transition, that its use as an AFSOC vehicle could be compromised.
.How much quieter is a helo of equivalent size? Answer: not much.
In regard to to the size of the V-22, apparently the USMC specified that it have the same cabin size and folded deck parking footprint as an H-46. In hindsight, the V-22 should have been larger, at least as big as the proposed CH-53K.