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Old 7th Jul 2014, 16:06
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sandiego89
 
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No the unload/load times can not account for that much time. It does not take than long to get a few grunts or pallets on/off. Agree that how it has been used is likely the cause. The MV-22 was sold as a game changing design that would speed troops to far ranging fields. Perhaps it is being used more as a regular trash hauler (just like the 46) than envisioned, where speed is not that important.

IIRC correctly the MV-22 uses a different scale than previous rotor craft- largely to show less down time, or maint. hours per hour. Perhaps this "Osprey math" is part of the problem.

All rotor craft spend a good amout of time turning on the deck. The 1% figure seems way low if that was part of the original goal.

The amount of time in rotor mode is interesting. Less dash time than figured.
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