First Production V-22 Joins NAVAIR's Flight Test Program
Otis Willie
(EXCERPT) Story Number: NNS021031-01 Release Date: 10/31/2002 6:15:00
AM, by Gidge Dady, NAVAIR Public Affairs Office
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) -- As part of the gradual ramp-up to seven
MV-22 Ospreys that will comprise the developmental flight test program
here over the next year, the V-22 Integrated Test Team has added two
more MV-22s to its flight test program this month.
The addition of two more aircraft - a low-rate initial production
(LRIP) MV-22 and a second Engineering and Manufacturing, Development
(EMD) aircraft - will give added flexibility to the testing efforts.
The first LRIP aircraft (number 21) to be used for developmental
flight testing arrived at Pax River Oct. 12, a week ahead of schedule.
Flown by Marine test pilots Majs. Shawn Healy and Paul Hagar, and
flight test crew chief Staff Sgt. “Ollie” Oliverio, the flight
originated from the Bell Boeing final assembly plant in Amarillo,
Texas.
During the five-hour cross-country flight, the aircraft reached
altitudes of 15,000 feet and a true airspeed of 300 knots. The crew
said the aircraft flew exceptionally well and arrived without any
hitches in “full up” condition.
Aircraft 21 is fleet representative and will be instrume...
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Otis Willie
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The American War Library
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Bernhard Rohrer
> MV-22 Ospreys that will comprise the developmental flight test program
> here over the next year, the V-22 Integrated Test Team has added two
> more MV-22s to its flight test program this month.
Well, here's some more thoughts on the V-22. I see the following three probs
with the V-22
1) the aerodynamic prob that stops the kind of wild maneuvering that may be
necessary on a battlefield
2) a very sensitive hydraulics system that needs way too much maintenance
3) the lift disparity on ships if one propeller is over the deck and one
isn't
anybody please correct me!
Fixes:
1) seems to be design-inherent and I have my doubts as to it's fixability.
If I am correct this means that the USMC prolly should abandon the project
ASAP
2) redesign needed, may be too expensive
3) this sounds the most solvable to me, as all is needed is a flight control
system that measures lift/inclination and changes the collective (correct
term?) accordingly so the lift of the two rotors remains the same with our
without ground effect.
My conclusion from this is that if 2) and 3) can be fixed, if I was a navy,
I'd by AEW, ASW, Tanker and SAR variants of the V-22 and buy CH-46 and
Merlins for my Army/Marines.
Cheers
Bernhard (hastily donning Nomex suit *g*)
Jim Banks
Red Rider
Just a kid, cleverly disguised as an old fart.
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Rob Sluys
> Well, here's some more thoughts on the V-22. I see the following three
> probs with the V-22
>
Meander over to rec.aviation.rotorcraft and lurk for a while in all the V-
22 threads.. you'd think we're debating abortion or something.
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~Rob
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