Originally Posted by
Mee3
Modern chopper can easily beat manpads in service today in terms of practical ceiling and climb no slower than TRs. The only benefit for current gen of TRs are the range and speed. Anything else is just sell pitch.
Climb no slower? The climb rate in airplane mode is not matched by conventional helicopters, and that's precisely what riff was referring to.
Originally Posted by Vertical Mag - Flying the V-22
Climb capability is where the Osprey excels, with rates approaching 4,000 feet a minute depending on environmental conditions.