India sizes up V-22 Osprey

[illuminatidinesh]

spec plzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can t acces wikipedia..............because of some blackout

24hr maintenance .. try after that. V-22 is indeed great buy considering the IAC.

 

[N3oN]

V-22 Osprey

Maximum Speed: 275/510 km/h
Vert rate of climb, SL, fpm (m/m) 1,090 (332) • Max rate of climb, SL, fpm (m/m) 2,320 (707)
Ceiling: 7,925 meters
one engine inop, ft (m) 11,300 (3,444) • HOGE, ft (m) - 14,200 (4,328)
Range (km): Amphib assault, nm (km) - 515 (954) • Max, self-deployment, nm (km) 2,100 (3,892)
Power Plant : Two Allison T406-AD-400 engines • Max and Intermediate, shp (kW) - 6,150 (4,586)
Rotor System: • Blades per hub - 3 • Construction - graphite/fiberglass • Tip speed, fps (mps) - 661.90 (201.75) • Diameter, ft (m) - 38.00 (11.58) • Blade area, ft2 (m2) - 261.52 (24.30) • Disc area, ft2, (m2) - 2,268.00 (210.70) • Blade folding - automatic, powered
Transmissions: • Takeoff [USMC], shp (kW) - 4,570 (3,408) • Takeoff [USN], shp (kW) - 4,970 (3,706) • Takeoff [USAF], shp (kW) - 4,970 (3,706) • 1 engine inoperative, shp (kW) 5,920 (4,415)
Dimensions (m): Internal: 7.37 x 1.80 x 1.83 m
External: • Length, fuselage, ft (m) - 57.33 (17.48) • Width, rotors turning, ft (m) - 83.33 (25.55) • Length, stowed, ft (m) - 62.58 (19.08) • Width, stowed, ft (m) - 18.42 (5.61) • Width, horizontal stabilizer, ft (m) - 18.42 (5.61) • Height, nacelles fully vertical, ft (m) - 21.76 (6.63) • Height, vertical stabilizer, ft (m) - 17.65 (5.38)
Max Take off Weight: • Empty, lbs (kg) - 33,140 (15,032) • Takeoff, vertical, max, lbs - 47,500 (21,546) • Takeoff, short running, max, lbs (kg) 55,000 (24,948) • Takeoff, self-deploy mission, lbs (kg) 60,500 (27,443) • Cargo hook, single, lbs (kg) 10,000 (4,536) • Cargo hook, dual, lbs (kg) - 15,000 (9,221) s
Crew: 2
Cabin - troop seats/litters - 24/12
Manufacturers: Boeing Company, Bell Helicopter Textron
Fuel Capacity: • Sponsons, gals (liters) - 1,228 (4,649) • Wings, gals (liters) - 787 (2,979) • Aux, self-deployment, gals (liters) - 2,436 (9,221)

The V-22 Osprey is the first aircraft designed from the ground up to meet the needs of all four U.S. armed services. The aircraft can transport Marine Corps assault troops and cargo using its medium lift and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. It meets U.S. Navy requirements for combat search and rescue, fleet logistics support, and special warfare support.

The V-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft, taking off and landing like a helicopter, but, once airborne, its engine nacelles can be rotated to convert the aircraft to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight. It can carry 24 combat troops, or up to 20,000 pounds of internal or external cargo, at twice the speed of a helicopter.

It includes cross-coupled transmissions so either engine can power the rotors if one engine fails. The rotors can fold and the wing rotate so the aircraft can be stored aboard an aircraft carrier. Boeing is responsible for the fuselage and all subsystems, digital avionics, and fly-by-wire flight-control systems. Boeing partner Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., is responsible for the wing, transmissions, empennage, rotor systems, and engine installation.



All the things we need.....

 

[Capt.Popeye]

To be honest, at 100 million USD a pop, the ospreys are not such a lucrative option for any force operating on a limited budget.

Can anyone underline the exact scenario where an osprey would be useful in the Indian force's current doctrine ?

AFAIK, this is only a probe, nothing more than that. The query was based on the basis of seeing the aircraft at the Dubai Air Show. So its purely preliminary in intent, then there will be brain-storming within the establishment about how this particular aircraft can fit into the both existing and projected doctrines. All that is some way off.

At the present time, while the Indian Armed Forces are in the process of re-equipment and new acquisitions; the emphasis is still on cost-benefit ratios. Just based on that criterion, the Osprey needs very hard-headed thinking about. That said, IMO the Osprey may see some consideration for the IN, primarily for the Shipboard AWACS role and far less likely for the logistics role. That will depend largely on whether the subsequent Carriers, IAC-2 and IAC-3 are CATOBAR or not. IN will take a call on that based on whether they are able to acquire E-MALS for the Carriers. They don't seem to be too keen on Steam Catapult tech. though the technical parleys are well under way with the Americans. If the Carriers go CATOBAR, then the Ospreys will certainly get pushed to the back or even forgotten. They are "big-ticket" items. It will be hard to justify acquiring even a handful of them.
All the other things that the Ospreys can do can well be done by rotary-wing assets (apart from some fixed-wing) for far lesser costs.

So their possible induction (in very small numbers) will be tied up to the CATOBAR/STOBAR decision.

 

[Nirvana]

Sorry my mistake...

i edited my post...
Both are the ships from IN.. if we bye them.. we can use them from anywhere we want...

I Still didn't get you !

 

[T90TankGuy]

Buying Those Osprey's does make sense for our Navy , when we have Our Marine Brigade force in place along Marcos !! we are Already on our way to Possess LHD's along Aircraft carriers,V-22 Can be efficiently Operated from them

yeah this will be a good addition . but correct me if i am wrong , i was under the impression the navy was not going to go for marines. i only know of two brigades of the army which are trained for amphibious warfare.

 

[Abingdonboy]

yeah this will be a good addition . but correct me if i am wrong , i was under the impression the navy was not going to go for marines. i only know of two brigades of the army which are trained for amphibious warfare.

AKAIK the IN does very much intend to raise its own "Marine Corps" and a huge dedicated amphibious training school is being set up in A&N for this purpose. Added to that the LPD/LHD are almost exclusively for their use and hence most of th IN LPD/LHD will be based at A&N. Given how well equipped and training the MARCOs and SPB are these guys should be awesome.

 

[sancho]

To be honest, at 100 million USD a pop, the ospreys are not such a lucrative option for any force operating on a limited budget.

Can anyone underline the exact scenario where an osprey would be useful in the Indian force's current doctrine ?

I agree with Capt.Popeye, the chances that Indian forces are really looking for them are quiet low, the V22 were offered and presented to especially IN before, but there were never any hints about an interest.
Which imo is a shame, because this aircraft has some undeniable advantages as a special role aircraft, while it's hardly useful in the normal utility role, because it's to costly and to difficult to maintain. I often said that it would be great if Boeing would provide some kind of development and production partnership to Indian forces and Indian industry, which would reduce the cost and increase the chances of it in Indian forces. The CV 22 would suite very nice to the C130Js for the special forces, the AEW varient is the only aircraft in the world, that could be used from all kind of carriers, be it STOBAR, CATOBAR, LHDs or the helicopter destroyer of Japan.
Also as a long range MPA/ASW aircraft used from such vessels it would be a great addition to INs P8I MPAs and I'm sure that certain systems could be used for both of them.
Not to forget that it offers great capablilities in the tanker and long range cargo role on carriers, because it can carry more fuel than a fighter with refuelling pod and has much more range than a medium class utility helicopter.

Take all this together and you have one aircraft in different versions for at least 3 Indian carriers, possibly some LHDs, Japanese, S. Korean and Australian navies with their helicopter carriers would also be possible operators and even France, Italy and the UK might be interested for their helicopter carriers as well.
I just read, that in Libya the British navy used a AEW version of the Sea King to provide guidance and situational awareness to the Apaches helicopter. A V22 AEW flies much higher, so has more detection range, has more endurance and range (+ inflight refuelling capability), while it easily take of vertically was well. The only problem is, nobody is ready to fund these specialised versions, especially because the USN/USMC don't really need them with E2s.