CMV-22B Osprey Rollout

[phrogdriver]

They’ll have to buy more if they want to use it for SAR. The det won’t have enough extra flight hours. Nor is VRM training for SAR.

MV-22s taxi on LHA/LHDs, so a carrier shouldn’t be different.

You need a mix of fixed wing and helo bubbas to start a V-22 community.

 

[robav8r]

They’ll have to buy more if they want to use it for SAR. The det won’t have enough extra flight hours. Nor is VRM training for SAR.

MV-22s taxi on LHA/LHDs, so a carrier shouldn’t be different.

You need a mix of fixed wing and helo bubbas to start a V-22 community.

For SAR, what is the rotorwash effect like for swimmer/survivor?

 

[Best-22]

For SAR, what is the rotorwash effect like for swimmer/survivor?

There is a little bit of sea spray at the surface, but it's pretty calm on the ride up. The aircraft itself is a very stable platform to hoist from and the downwash is largely mitigated by just hovering higher above the surface. Standard is 150' above water level but you have 250' of cable available. Definitely beats sitting in freezing water twice as long waiting for a slower helo to reach you.

 

[robav8r]

There is a little bit of sea spray at the surface, but it's pretty calm on the ride up. The aircraft itself is a very stable platform to hoist from and the downwash is largely mitigated by just hovering higher above the surface. Standard is 150' above water level but you have 250' of cable available. Definitely beats sitting in freezing water twice as long waiting for a slower helo to reach you.

Pretty cool video - thanks for sharing . . . .

 

[AllAmerican75]

Unless you're on an L-Class ship, I don't think much will change from today. CODs didn't go to CRUDES and neither will the CODsprey. For L-Class ships, they may see a critical PMC hit here or there, but the carrier will still be their Mom.

Well, if I end up ever going back to sea it will likely be on a big deck amphib or carrier. Hopefully that never comes to pass but I've never been good at predicting the future.

 

[Jim123]

Glad to hear they figured out the rescue swimmer thing by using a high hover (that's a very high hover).

When I was in primary in 1999, the scuttlebutt was that the downwash was too much for the swimmer, never mind any survivors. I suspect that was from some elementary testing using a typical helo height (60-80'). Funny too how many of us back then figured the Navy CV- might be online sometime towards the end of our first sea tours... hahahahaha how little we knew about a lot of things.

 

[Pags]

Grenade:

Does the CODsprey signal the death of the plane guard helo?

• I'm not sure, but I think it has better endurance than a 60S.
• It definitely has better range and can get to a survivor faster.
• Anyone know if it will have the same prohibition on taxiing around the flight deck as helos?
• Why is the VRM community taking on so many HSC bubbas? Will there be more CMVs than C-2s, or do they want that SAR experience?

Ask the OTD when you get to your gaining command ?

 

[Griz882]

Maybe VRM will mix with HSC and become VSC? ?

 

[Treetop Flyer]

Maybe VRM will mix with HSC and become VSC? ?

Judging by the idiotic name of the CMV-22B, the community would be VRHSMC-B

 

[Jim123]

Judging by the idiotic name of the CMV-22B, the community would be VRHSMC-B

They could have an offshoot community flying the Bell 609 and add L ("light") to that alphabet soup.

 

[phrogdriver]

They could have an offshoot community flying the Bell 609 and add L ("light") to that alphabet soup.

Leonardo 609

 

[flylikeaneagle]

Just selected CODspreys out of VT-6. Apparently 10 spots to go out the rest of the year.

 

[IKE]

Just selected CODspreys out of VT-6. Apparently 10 spots to go out the rest of the year.

Enjoy the per diem

 

[Griz882]

Enjoy the per diem

Per Diem? Those folding wings mean no folding money!

 

[Jim123]

... folding wings mean no folding money!

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