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Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2008, 12:09
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

BAE Systems installs defensive weapon system on CV-22 Osprey

BAE Systems installs defensive weapon system on CV-22 Osprey in preparation for ground-fire and flight testing...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2008, 07:00
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

From Al Asad Air Base, Iraq

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii305/tiltrotors/AlAsad3.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii305/tiltrotors/AlAsad2.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii305/tiltrotors/AlAsad1.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2008, 12:40
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

Marines Continue To Rave About Osprey

Friday, February 1, 2008
By: MARK WALKER - Staff Writer
Hybrid copter-airplane doing well in first wartime deployment, officials say

For years, critics attacked the Marine Corps' Osprey as an...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2008, 08:27
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

MV-22 ‘Osprey’ brings new capabilities to the...

MV-22 ‘Osprey’ brings new capabilities to the sandbox

AL ASAD, Iraq(Jan. 23, 2008) -- The Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 arrived at Al Asad to support air operations in the Al...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jan 2008, 08:16
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

Seems like the Spec Ops CV-22s will have a much...

Seems like the Spec Ops CV-22s will have a much better system than the Marines 'gun on the ramp' set up...

BAE Systems to Provide All-Quadrant Interim Defensive Weapon System For CV-22 Osprey
...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jan 2008, 08:00
Replies: 925
Views: 348,833
Posted By 21st Century

Hasn't been released by BAAC yet.

Hasn't been released by BAAC yet.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jan 2008, 04:35
Replies: 925
Views: 348,833
Posted By 21st Century

"Only" 3000 fpm!!?? :eek:

"Only" 3000 fpm!!?? :eek:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2008, 14:50
Replies: 925
Views: 348,833
Posted By 21st Century

Apparently the BA609 will be able to autorotate...

Apparently the BA609 will be able to autorotate as well. Unlike the V-22 that would have in the area of a 4-6000fpm ROD, the 609 may be in the area of 3000fpm (double an avg helicopter). So the best...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2008, 10:19
Replies: 925
Views: 348,833
Posted By 21st Century

Mart, You're quite right, many things in...

Mart,
You're quite right, many things in aviation require a trade off. Both aircraft will likely perform very well. The tiltrotor will always have the edge on speed, and the X2 will have better...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2008, 17:00
Replies: 925
Views: 348,833
Posted By 21st Century

I thought that would end the discussion!!! ;)

I thought that would end the discussion!!!
;)
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2008, 03:40
Replies: 925
Views: 348,833
Posted By 21st Century

Tha BA609 has done 310kts. So far... Can't wait...

Tha BA609 has done 310kts. So far... Can't wait for the 'B' model!
:}
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2008, 12:07
Replies: 1,119
Views: 339,789
Posted By 21st Century

Many of the instructors have moved on to Aerogulf...

Many of the instructors have moved on to Aerogulf in Dubai. Better pay and MUCH better working environment (but need ATP, and twin & offshore time are helpful).
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2007, 06:09
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

V-22: When Words Have Consequences

http://www.shephard.co.uk/Rotorhub/Default.aspx?Action=745115149&ID=d34818f7-51a9-43a6-a719-419f8b838974

The following will appear in the 'Eye on Americas' column in the November-December...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2007, 07:35
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

Col. Glenn Walters: Take it from this Marine aviator: The Osprey is worth every penny

http://www.amarillo.com/stories/112007/opi_8957330.shtml
ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Unlike most of the V-22 critics, I have actually flown the MV-22 Osprey.
I flew hundreds of hours in this remarkable...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2007, 10:08
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

Popular Science magazine honors the V-22 with a Best of What’s New Award for 2007

http://www.shephard.co.uk/Rotorhub/Default.aspx?Action=745115149&ID=de240468-7ef9-4381-8a1e-b2423975f034
(Amarillo, Tex., Nov. 13, 2007) – Calling the Bell Boeing V-22 a “two-in-one marvel,” POPULAR...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Sep 2007, 09:19
Replies: 19
Views: 6,955
Posted By 21st Century

The aircraft was on the UAE registration (A6). ...

The aircraft was on the UAE registration (A6). Not sure what the registration number was.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2007, 07:04
Replies: 19
Views: 6,955
Posted By 21st Century

Update...

The reason the pilot elected not to use the existing helipad was because there was a chain around it that had not yet been removed by the resort ground staff there. The brown out occurred on take...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2007, 05:18
Replies: 19
Views: 6,955
Posted By 21st Century

It has been confirmed that the pilot was CF,...

It has been confirmed that the pilot was CF, Falcon's Director of Ops (highly experienced and a great guy to work for).
:(
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2007, 04:36
Replies: 19
Views: 6,955
Posted By 21st Century

Falcon Aviation Services Crash in U.A.E.

Yesterday a Falcon Aviation Services Agusta 109 Grand rolled over in the UAE. Fortunately there were no serious injuries! The aircraft had just been delivered from the factory two weeks before. It...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2007, 05:35
Replies: 13
Views: 6,272
Posted By 21st Century

True. As mentioned above, only the XV-1 (a...

True. As mentioned above, only the XV-1 (a compound autogyro) had 'tip jets.' The XV-3 tiltrotor had a 450shp radial engine mounted in the center fuselage connected to the two fully-articulated...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2007, 16:58
Replies: 13
Views: 6,272
Posted By 21st Century

Mart, Wish I could help you on the technical...

Mart,
Wish I could help you on the technical questions, but I’m only familiar with the historical details of the XV programs. I believe the 'tip jet' technology was only used on the XV-1 and not on...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2007, 07:03
Replies: 13
Views: 6,272
Posted By 21st Century

The 'tip jet' technology was used on the XV-1. ...

The 'tip jet' technology was used on the XV-1. The other two aircraft in the XV series, the McDonnell XV-1 compound autogyro and Bell XV-3 tiltrotor, were actually built with two prototypes of each...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2006, 16:28
Replies: 13
Views: 1,433
Posted By 21st Century

Sikorsky submitted a Variable Diameter Rotors...

Sikorsky submitted a Variable Diameter Rotors (VDR) Tiltrotor concept to NASA Ames quite a few years ago including a scale model. The NASA engineers tasked with the initial assessment felt that it...
Forum: Middle East
14th Jul 2006, 12:35
Replies: 1
Views: 1,287
Posted By 21st Century

The GCAA had previously grounded the 727s for...

The GCAA had previously grounded the 727s for dodgy maintenance being performed on them in Iran. They've been sitting in front of the old Royal Flight hangars without moving for quite some time, so...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2006, 08:58
Replies: 1,119
Views: 339,789
Posted By 21st Century

Yabu:

Sorry for the confusion -- I should not have said '4 senior ADA pilots' earlier, it is more accurate to say '4 highly experienced pilots from ADA' as not all have been there that long.

Two of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jun 2006, 20:08
Replies: 1,119
Views: 339,789
Posted By 21st Century

mallardpi and that more kiwi instructors have left too. Can anybody substantiate this

The 2nd part of the rumour is true also:
a third Kiwi instructor will be leaving Horizon headed to Aerogulf in Dubai. Money not quite as good, but work environment on operations side a thousand...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2006, 07:31
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

US Air Force welcomes arrival of first...

US Air Force welcomes arrival of first combat-configured CV-22 Osprey

Air Force leadership accepted the keys for the first combat-configured CV-22 Osprey from Bell Boeing March 1 in a ceremony at...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2005, 14:32
Replies: 148
Views: 38,932
Posted By 21st Century

Personally, I'd rather take my chances standing...

Personally, I'd rather take my chances standing underneath the possible jettisonable sandbag and banner that pass overhead occasionally rather than standing next to ‘the cars and even buses and...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2005, 15:58
Replies: 5
Views: 1,122
Posted By 21st Century

Actually the 'Rumour-Mill' over the last year has...

Actually the 'Rumour-Mill' over the last year has been churning out information that Bell has been pushing for this agreement from their side to get back their 75% claim to the BA609 (according to...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2005, 05:37
Replies: 41
Views: 9,463
Posted By 21st Century

Does anyone know of a visual approach slope...

Does anyone know of a visual approach slope indicator (VASI) that is designed for use on jack-up rigs? The problem of course is that the direction of the approach path is not fixed, it is variable...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2005, 17:45
Replies: 8
Views: 1,818
Posted By 21st Century

Above Datums: He should have said that,...

Above Datums:

He should have said that, 'vortex ring state happens at GREATER rates of descent in Tiltrotors' compared to helicopters.
(ask Nick)
Projected top speed for the BA609 is 293kts.
Forum: Middle East
4th Aug 2005, 11:59
Replies: 29
Views: 11,941
Posted By 21st Century

SYB is correct, the message was sent out as a...

SYB is correct, the message was sent out as a private internal document.

Have to disagree about the validity of its contents though. I was talking to a Cabin Crew Service Trainer shortly after...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jul 2005, 13:15
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

Regarding External Load Weight and Speed Capabilities...

OSPREY ESTABLISHES SEVERAL NEW RECORDS
By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor
Bell-Boeing's MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor transport has set an unofficial load-carrying world record for rotorcraft by...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2005, 08:02
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,417
Posted By 21st Century

MV-22: Demo Ride As Tiltrotor Heads For Prime...

MV-22: Demo Ride As Tiltrotor Heads For Prime Time
New River, NC., July 13:- USMC pilots demo’d an MV-22 Osprey here for this correspondent taking their aircraft to the currently cleared...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2005, 09:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,278
Posted By 21st Century

Tony- Nick and LowNr are right; Bell says it...

Tony-

Nick and LowNr are right; Bell says it will be the end of 2007 before certification and first BA609 deliveries. They also say the first two years of deliveries are sold out.
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