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The USMC's requirements also kinda effed up the V-22 Osprey. Because of the space constraints for operating from amphibious carriers the rotors were undersized
by GVIrish 13y ago
The USMC's requirements also kinda effed up the V-22 Osprey. Because of the space constraints for operating from amphibious carriers the rotors were undersized for the flight profile they wanted in the V-22, so they compensated by putting in more powerful engines. This caused heat problems that may have contributed to some of the fatal crashes the Osprey has had.
- a8da6b0c91d 13y agoIsn't the whole point of the V-22 to do the sort of missions you'd run from an amphib assault carrier?
- protomyth 13y agoYep, and the Osprey actually has a better safety record than the helicopter it is replacing (scary).
- GVIrish 13y agoTo a certain extent yes, but it was designed to be operated by the Air Force and Marines. Had they maybe split the variants up they could have avoided some of the design compromises that created some of the problems they had. Still, the V-22 was a vastly more successful program than the JSF will be. At the very least the military got an aircraft that can perform missions no other aircraft can, thereby giving the services capabilities they've never had before. I don't think that will be the case for the JSF when it is all said and done. edit: Made a mistake, Navy doesn't have V-22's yet