Stokes litter. STOKES litter.
STOKES litter!
Yes, yes, we've all seen pictures and video of V-22's doing hoist and fast-rope work. Can we PLEASE see a picture or video of an injured person being hoisted aboard a V-22 in a STOKES litter? Or are they all going to be hoisted like a PJ?
Here's what Wikipedia (the source of all knowledge in the universe) says about helicopters and Stokes litters:
These baskets have been notorious for spinning under the downdraft from the rotating helicopter blades.
I'm sure we've all seen the videos of that happening.
The Joint Personnel Recovery Agency is the Executive Agent for policy regarding rescue of all DoD (Department of Defense) personnel. It seems that they don’t like the V-22 very much. Here's what they said in a recent report:
The V-22’s “excessive” rotor downwash makes it impractical to use a hoist to lift people onboard, ruling out the Osprey for rescues at high altitudes where it couldn’t land…
So, on one hand we have the JPRA, and on the other we have mcpave.