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Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jul 2018, 17:59
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

@Tigerfish, I am pretty sure that Jack lived...

@Tigerfish, I am pretty sure that Jack lived through the "crowd killer" years of the CH-53. A lot of my Marine friends referred to the E as both "the ****ter" and "the crowd killer." I was given to...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2017, 03:43
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

The handbags are out and swinging, to be sure ...

The handbags are out and swinging, to be sure ...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2016, 16:58
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Hi Jack (no, I don't say that at airports). ...

Hi Jack (no, I don't say that at airports). Glad you're seeing the Ospreys flying overhead these days ... the sound of freedom has a new generator! :ok:

The article's litany of events reminds...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Mar 2016, 18:05
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

The DoD has reversed its finding in Marana crash

Reversal of blame allows pilots in 2000 Osprey crash to rest in peace, families say - U.S. - Stripes...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2014, 12:20
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

At the risk of massive thread drift, the decades...

At the risk of massive thread drift, the decades long debate about what share of a budget should be allocated for defense is any nation's to decide for itself. The quibbles over percent of GDP,...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2014, 11:55
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Sans, I am aware that we've been the payers in an...

Sans, I am aware that we've been the payers in an extortion scheme with Egypt and Israel since the Camp David agreements went final.
They agree not to go to war with each other, we agree to give...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2014, 19:16
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

The "dead but alive" Israeli V-22 buy...

The "dead but alive" Israeli V-22 buy (http://breakingdefense.com/2014/12/israeli-800m-v-22-deal-not-dead-just-hovering/).

So Israel would not actually buy the Ospreys, the American taxpayer...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2014, 20:47
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I wonder who did the LZ recon, and what they...

I wonder who did the LZ recon, and what they think of their work now. :uhoh:

As John pointed out, good thing something bad didn't happen on that road.

FH: the over-the-top act is wearing thin.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2014, 15:24
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

What isn't controversial about Osprey is the the...

What isn't controversial about Osprey is the the Marines have met the mission, real combat mission, with it. The reason it was controversial in Japan has to do with Okinawa/Japan/US politics.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2014, 14:03
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

21st Century, that hyperbole in that article...

21st Century, that hyperbole in that article overlooks some of the fiscal realities of requirements versus capabilities.

I invite you to take a look at V-280 Valor as a rational follow on to...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Apr 2014, 22:06
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Bob: which article in particular were you...

Bob: which article in particular were you referring to? I did get the link to work. I read LTC Quinn's article and am not sure if that's the point of departure.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Apr 2014, 14:52
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Bob, the link appears to be broken.

Bob, the link appears to be broken.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2014, 16:03
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Whether or not we needed it (not going there) the...

Whether or not we needed it (not going there) the manning piece was the critical truth that too many folks were not willing to face. We had a hard enough time recruiting and retaining enough people...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2014, 12:34
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Nope. He's giving voice to something based on...

Nope. He's giving voice to something based on actually knowing how the program (which he was of course a supporter of) grew.

Lehman has a gift for self serving BS, no question. A politician...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2014, 18:40
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

No, they don't. Why don't you believe the...

No, they don't.
Why don't you believe the actual witness?
FH, that 's a stupid statement, pistol is a red herring. I have fired large caliber pistols. They shoot nothing like the round out...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2014, 13:17
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Jeffg, that would be like deferring to me and my...

Jeffg, that would be like deferring to me and my understanding of neurosurgery. :E

Osprey looks to be fairly robust.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2014, 15:31
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

FH, the thorny problem for the arming of the V-22...

FH, the thorny problem for the arming of the V-22 is one of geometry, and where stuff already is in the body of the aircraft.

Where do you put the weapons, where is your firing arc, and where are...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jan 2014, 20:57
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Sans, was that one of FH's mishaps? :confused: ...

Sans, was that one of FH's mishaps? :confused:

I guess that RPG that took out a Chinook with a load of SEALs on board was a pea shooter as well. :mad:

FH, suggest you stick with what you...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jan 2014, 14:41
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Your attention is directed here...

Your attention is directed here (http://bellv280.com/). Apparently, the folks at Bell disagree with you, and so apparently does the Army.

I think the V-280 concept art looks a lot like a...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2013, 20:20
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

IIRC from when I worked with CENTAF, anything...

IIRC from when I worked with CENTAF, anything under 23mm was "small arms" in the daily SAFIRE report on who was shooting at our aircraft with what. this means that a 20mm or .50 cal anti aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2013, 20:32
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I wonder where the money for those V-22's to...

I wonder where the money for those V-22's to Israel is coming from. :mad:
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2013, 15:51
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Ian, MV-22 vs CH-60S was never a like to like...

Ian, MV-22 vs CH-60S was never a like to like capability comparison in the first place. The "Marines in Blackhawks from Amphibs" cost too many manpower billets, part of why it was (thank goodness)...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Aug 2013, 13:05
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Carlos, I will hope you recall that in the late...

Carlos, I will hope you recall that in the late 90's, it was still called the CH-60S Knighthawk. ;) I still have a coffee cup with that nomenclature on it. :ok:.

Yes, a Hawk can do Vertrep....
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2013, 14:56
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Good question SASless, and probably deserving of...

Good question SASless, and probably deserving of its own thread. Not just "a civie" version, but a different aircraft.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2013, 21:26
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Twin, suggest you contact the Department of the...

Twin, suggest you contact the Department of the Navy, United States of America, as they most likely have any video of that crash (if such video exists).

Write to:


The Honorable Ray Mabus...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2012, 14:34
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Good article, summed up as follows: Any...

Good article, summed up as follows:

Any plane can kill you.
Train to fly your plane.

:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Aug 2012, 14:39
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Cost as a variable in defense acquisition. Who'd...

Cost as a variable in defense acquisition. Who'd have thunk it! :E

There is an old Texas adage ...

"If it floats, flies, or fuhucks, lease it don't buy it!" :cool:
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2012, 14:17
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Ah, G-12. :-) Hadn't heard his name in a while. ...

Ah, G-12. :-) Hadn't heard his name in a while.

(Looking about in some of the literature I have in a pile, it appears that you could operate a UH-60M at up to 23,500 with an external load, but...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2012, 13:47
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

External loading a 155 on a Blackhawk ... there's...

External loading a 155 on a Blackhawk ... there's a fine sight to see.

I think I'll google up a few pics of that.

(I wonder how often that's done in practice).
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2012, 22:32
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Don't bet on it. Lack of similar tooling for...

Don't bet on it. Lack of similar tooling for CH-46 at Boeing, and cost of restart made the V-22 a more attractive choice in the 90's.

I believe I've pointed this out before, in the first V-22...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jul 2012, 21:40
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I love it when people actually talk about...

I love it when people actually talk about helicopter (and tilt rotor) flying in one of these threads. :ok:

More of that won't go unappreciated. :cool:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2012, 20:27
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Maybe the Osprey would try to land on most slopes...

Maybe the Osprey would try to land on most slopes with nose facing up hill.

I'll leave that to the operators to sort out. Each sloped landing has to consider the wind, terrain, and the usual...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2012, 13:24
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

See AF 447 for some interesting thoughts on that...

See AF 447 for some interesting thoughts on that ... :eek:

John: given the requirements as stated for UTTAS, I can say with firm conviction that if I was asked to do a 15 deg lateral slope...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2012, 19:19
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Thanks, mckpave! :ok:

Thanks, mckpave! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2012, 13:25
Replies: 648
Views: 220,621
Posted By Lonewolf_50

SAS, we appear to be in violent agreement. ...

SAS, we appear to be in violent agreement.

Nacelle posit was explained to me, some years ago, by a Pax River test pilot as "the new monkey skill" but not the only change he had to deal with in...
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