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Bronx
12th Jul 2007, 08:36
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HMS Illustrious welcomed the first embarkation of a US Marine Corps Bell/Boeing MV-22 Osprey onto the Royal Navy aircraft carrier this week.


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It was ahead a major US-led Joint Task Force Exercise on the Eastern seaboard in which the Commander of the British Carrier Strike Group based on Illustrious will lead one of three carrier strike groups and will also embark up to 16 US Marine Corps Harriers, as well as operate her own Sea King airborne surveillance and rescue helicopters.

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Dan Reno
12th Jul 2007, 10:59
I understand there was deck warpage on the US ships and life raft actuation when the V-22s were aboard. Perhaps the British ships have heavier gage deck plating for the Harriers and this wouldn't be a problem.(?)
arismount
12th Jul 2007, 17:00
Q: What do you call having a totally clear deck for an Osprey arrival?

A: "Damage Control."
Swanie
13th Jul 2007, 01:55
can someone please explain why the front part of the deck is curved upwards?:confused:
NNB
13th Jul 2007, 02:22
to help launch fully laden Harriers:cool:
Swanie
13th Jul 2007, 03:48
I thought they were VTOL?:confused:
Besides wouldn't going UP a ramp degrade takeoff performance, taking longer to get up to speed??
Flying Lawyer
13th Jul 2007, 07:28
See explanation by John Farley, a distinguished Harrier test pilot: Ski jumps (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111712)
Swanie
13th Jul 2007, 08:49
cheers FL, and JF:ok:
Tango and Cash
13th Jul 2007, 12:54
Dan,

Deck warpage? I know the V-22 directs exhaust down in the helicopter mode, but enough to warp carrier decks? Harriers direct exhaust straight down and I've never heard of deck warpage with Harrier ops. And as far as life raft actuation, aren't the canister type ones along the rails depolyed by a water contact sensor?

Tango
Dan Reno
13th Jul 2007, 13:55
Deck warpage was discovered early on and there are several proposals in the works to limit it. Perjhaps once the fiberglass covers and straps melted the life rafts fell into the water and actuated(?). More fixes in the works for this. Looks like this flying pork rind (quote) will cost others an arm and a leg to operate. Did I mention it is getting it's own cement launch plateform built in Iraq?