CMV-22B Osprey Rollout

[ChuckMK23]

Meanwhile AFSOC is getting rid of a bunch of theirs.

Surprising.

AFSOC Put 15 CV-22 Ospreys in Storage to Increase Mission Readiness for Rest of Fleet

Air Force Special Operations Command has been rotating CV-22 Ospreys into flyable storage as they undergo nacelle improvements.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[phrogdriver]

Surprising.

AFSOC Put 15 CV-22 Ospreys in Storage to Increase Mission Readiness for Rest of Fleet

Air Force Special Operations Command has been rotating CV-22 Ospreys into flyable storage as they undergo nacelle improvements.

www.airandspaceforces.com

A rotable pool getting upgrades is not the same as "getting rid of."

 

[ChuckMK23]

Pretty epic GoPro in-cockpit of V-22 conversion and normal approach.

 

[Gatordev]

Watching those things land and take off on FLIR out in East County, I'm always amazed when it lands in grass the grass doesn't spontaneously combust, VH-92-style.

 

[phrogdriver]

Watching those things land and take off on FLIR out in East County, I'm always amazed when it lands in grass the grass doesn't spontaneously combust, VH-92-style.

It CAN happen, but as long as you reduce power and modulate the nacelles fore and aft some, you should never get in a bad spot with that. Brown it a little, sure, but you shouldn't start fires.