All things MV-22 Osprey

[Griz882]

If I understand the question correctly, no door btwn cabin and cockpit, and then side windows in the cockpit that can be jettisoned for egress.

You got it.

 

[Griz882]

I mean interior door. As in from cabin to cockpit

Ahhh…got it.

 

[Griz882]

The -46 has an egress door for both pilots.
Used it once with a transmission fire, after landing on the Tripoli.
It opens outwards and freely drops to the deck when released.

I just don’t understand how someone named Preble took a commission in the Marines. The only other, better, “have to be a naval officer” names would be John Paul Jones or Chester Nimitz.

 

[sevenhelmet]

I just don’t understand how someone named Preble took a commission in the Marines. The only other, better, “have to be a naval officer” names would be John Paul Jones or Chester Nimitz.

Quotas must have been down that year.

 

[phrogdriver]

There is such a door in the V-22.

Oddly, the Block A Ospreys had that door opening in toward the cockpit, vice out, which was downright hazardous.

There's a folding seat on the inside of that door where the crewchief (USMC) or flight engineer (USAF) can sit during flight. I suspect that's the main reason for the door to exist, though it also would help isolate smoke from the cockpit in the event of a problem in the back, and also keeps the cockpit a lot quieter when it's closed.

The door has a normal latch to swing it open. If you pull the emergency handle, it disconnects from the hinges and falls into the cabin.

Alternatively, you can pull the egress handles on the side windows, which will explosively jettison them.

I mean interior door. As in from cabin to cockpit

 

[JTS11]

There is such a door in the V-22.

Oddly, the Block A Ospreys had that door opening in toward the cockpit, vice out, which was downright hazardous.

There's a folding seat on the inside of that door where the crewchief (USMC) or flight engineer (USAF) can sit during flight. I suspect that's the main reason for the door to exist, though it also would help isolate smoke from the cockpit in the event of a problem in the back, and also keeps the cockpit a lot quieter when it's closed.

The door has a normal latch to swing it open. If you pull the emergency handle, it disconnects from the hinges and falls into the cabin.

Alternatively, you can pull the egress handles on the side windows, which will explosively jettison them.

IIRC a feature of the Phrog that I wished the Shitter had was the ability to take ICS private to the cockpit. There were times when that would be good. Not a dealbreaker, but still a good option.

 

[Griz882]

Quotas must have been down that year.

Well…if there ain’t a Lieutenant Commander Lewis B Puller out there I’m calling the DEI people!