"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/08/2014 at 16:18 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/08/2014 at 16:18 • Filed to: planelopnik | 3
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Bolt some rocket pods on the Osprey and go shooting. The brief video at the bottom shows the Osprey firing from hover. I wonder if they can fire at speed. This is the first I've heard of this capability being tested.I'm digging the paint job on this bird.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:23 |
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One day, on a flight in the desert, I saw an Osprey. The Osprey had stripes colored like a tangerine.
JustWaitingForAMate
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:25 |
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Do these things have the capability for door gunners? Or a cannon under the front?
Those rockets just seem kinda pointless for what the Osprey is.
ly2v8-Brian
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:25 |
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I will always think of the game Half-Life when I see the V22
T5Killer
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:25 |
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I so hope the USAF V-22s get this. I would love to see the 150th SoW flying around town with Rocket pods.
R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:26 |
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I cannot form into words how much I LOATHE this bird.
Nor can I quantify the multitude of times that its inability to operate in a hot LZ safely has almost killed me, the pilots, and my friends.
I can tell you how many times that the one of was in was knocked to the ground from hover only to recover and take flight again after the crew chief shoved us off the loading ramp.
These much like the F-35 are genuinely only in our arsenal because of lobbyists.
This bird truly has NO place in active and hot combat zones. As a shuttle between ship and shore or base to base while avoiding potential hotzones, sure, but it should never be a combat mission bird.
Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:26 |
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I wonder if the rotors/props are too close to the rear of the rocket pod to allow that. I'm digging the foil taped "heat shield" though.
user314
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:27 |
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Interesting, it's got an N number, registered to the Navy, but supposedly it's on loan to Bell for R&D.
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ttyymmnn
> JustWaitingForAMate
12/08/2014 at 16:28 |
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I don't know about door gunners, but they do shoot from the back door.
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ttyymmnn
> user314
12/08/2014 at 16:29 |
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I noticed that. I would guess that since it's being flown by civilians it would have to have an N number.
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ttyymmnn
> JustWaitingForAMate
12/08/2014 at 16:31 |
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No cannon in the front. Honestly, I'm not really sure what they're testing here, unless they're thinking of turning it into some sort of gunship. There are other assets in the inventory that do a much better job of this sort of thing.
Raphmoe
> R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
12/08/2014 at 16:33 |
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JustWaitingForAMate
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:33 |
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Exactly what I was thinking.
I think this is just an exercise in 'because we can'.
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R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
> Raphmoe
12/08/2014 at 16:34 |
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ttyymmnn
> JustWaitingForAMate
12/08/2014 at 16:44 |
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It seems to me that if they want to "plow the road" ahead of the landing aircraft, Hellfires, or some other guided munition, might be a better bet. Maybe some crazy Special Forces application? Who knows. Probably more of a proof of concept than anything else.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> ttyymmnn
12/08/2014 at 16:57 |
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I see these pretty often flying around NWF, Hurlburt has a bunch of them. They seem too over complicated to be useful.
RickyD
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
12/08/2014 at 20:10 |
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WTF is up with the Tangerine references today!?
Rock Bottom
> ttyymmnn
12/09/2014 at 09:24 |
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It's important to remember the whole reason the V-22 program was born in the first place: The Iran Hostage Crisis. We needed a VTOL vehicle that could travel further than a helicopter, faster than a helicopter, into a hostile environment. It had to fend for itself, since the gunslinging blenders wouldn't be able to keep up or escort it all the way to the target. Strapping heavier arms onto the V-22 is just the next step towards that original goal.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> RickyD
12/09/2014 at 09:25 |
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Mostly me having an attack of references to the previous video (i.e. twice). Did I inspire others, or was there just some synchronicity?
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ttyymmnn
> Rock Bottom
12/09/2014 at 09:31 |
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Good point.
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> ly2v8-Brian
12/09/2014 at 12:21 |
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I'm glad I'm not the only one.