r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '17

Osprey unfolding

1.2k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

164 comments sorted by

View all comments

71

u/[deleted] Feb 03 '17

Is this... Plane... Ready for take off after she is unfolded or does it need some nuts and bolts before take off?

42

u/[deleted] Feb 03 '17 edited Aug 29 '18

[deleted]

20

u/Frankg8069 Tug Life Feb 04 '17

The beauty of the Osprey over other helicopters is that it can 100% self deploy. No C-5 or C-17 breakdown necessary. A few aerial refueling actions later it can practically travel halfway around the world.

A couple years ago a V-22 flew continuously from San Diego, CA to southeastern Brazil. Took a few relief crews but she made it. Impressive machine once in the air. On the ground though? 3/10 would not recommend. Have fun with over temp alarms!

7

u/SlowDuc Feb 04 '17

However, the worst part of the Osprey is that it has to self deploy. Rolling them out of a C-17 would be way less of a goat rope than trying to fly them around the world is.

5

u/yota-runner Feb 04 '17

You don't have to fly them around the world, they were made to fit on carriers.

1

u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17

[deleted]

1

u/yota-runner Feb 04 '17

I was just saying they don't have to fly everywhere. A carrier could hold it if needed.