Juan Brown of the Blancolirio YouTube channel had an excellent explanation of the hard clutch engagement issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDBXwWlU64M
I wonder if this is going to affect the Navy's decision to phase out C-2 Greyhounds for CMV-22B Ospreys to perform the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) mission.
Osprey hating in 3-2-1...
1 posted on
12/07/2023 7:11:32 AM PST by
Yo-Yo
To: Yo-Yo
Dang it! I was gonna fly my osprey to the east coast and watch the illegals landing onshore in Martha’s vineyard! (Or was it another ritzy place they are being shipped to?)
2 posted on
12/07/2023 7:13:54 AM PST by
Bob434
To: Yo-Yo
Those tilt-rotors have been touchy from the get-go.
To: Yo-Yo
Very good and thorough description. Thanks.
5 posted on
12/07/2023 7:40:41 AM PST by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
To: Yo-Yo
Thats because Xi Jinping called them out on all their crashes and to make them look stupid, but they follow him, unbelievable.
6 posted on
12/07/2023 7:42:49 AM PST by
Rappini
("No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in it's preservation" MacArthr)
To: Yo-Yo
Thanks for the Blacolirio video link. He does a good job explaining the Osprey drive train.
7 posted on
12/07/2023 7:43:39 AM PST by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: Yo-Yo
Yeah, I’ll hate on it. Only because you can buy 20 Blackhawk helicopters for every V22. And you can buy 50 F16s for every F35 and so on. The F16 only ever needed weapons upgrades, I don’t mind spending money on the military, I just wish we got more bang for the buck.
8 posted on
12/07/2023 7:48:02 AM PST by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
To: Yo-Yo
I saw two flying just yesterday...
10 posted on
12/07/2023 7:51:56 AM PST by
devane617
(Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
To: Yo-Yo
It is not so much Osprey hating as it is the aircraft is poorly suited for the job the COD fills and too expensive to operate. Politicians for money, suppliers for money, brass for jobs and money and others for some shiny new toy get wrong headed. The Greyhound may be old but that does not mean it needs to be phased out. New ones bought maybe but not phased out.
13 posted on
12/07/2023 7:54:51 AM PST by
Sequoyah101
(Procrastination is just a form of defiance)
To: Yo-Yo
V-22 incidents are not recoverable. When things go bad, you’re dead.
As a pilot, this bird ain’t for me. Give me a bird that has a chance for corrective action and survivability.
15 posted on
12/07/2023 7:57:50 AM PST by
CodeToad
(Rule#1: The elites want you dead.)
To: Yo-Yo
Mothball/scrap them and start over WITHOUT a tilt wing.
These have been a disaster since the program started.
18 posted on
12/07/2023 8:03:08 AM PST by
Andy from Chapel Hill
(Wind energy windmills remove the energy from the wind, which causes global warming.)
To: Yo-Yo
I was lining up a contract to perform vibration signature analysis on the double diaphragm that couples the rotors on the left and right side. The manufacturer wanted to analyze the material to forecast when it would fail and set an appropriate replacement point. The principal challenge was the data acquisition of the vibration on the diaphragms. Unfortunately, my boss fumbled the contract in the midst of having open heart surgery. I've been waiting to see when/if the diaphragms would fail and start splashing aircraft.
22 posted on
12/07/2023 8:25:53 AM PST by
Myrddin
To: Yo-Yo
Good info at the link. I was disappointed at the contract fumble. My co-worker did some excellent analysis on railcar bearing. 55 different defects discernible from the vibration signature. My task was to do the data acquisition, run the FFTs and send the data to a database to tease out the defects. I think we could have done a similar job for the Osprey, but never had the opportunity.
26 posted on
12/07/2023 8:54:00 AM PST by
Myrddin
To: Yo-Yo
Every Navy SEAL sighs a breath of relief. 😏
27 posted on
12/07/2023 9:02:22 AM PST by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Yo-Yo
THe ‘experts’ strike again
30 posted on
12/07/2023 9:12:19 AM PST by
SMARTY
("A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies." Tennyson)
To: Yo-Yo
Replacing the Greyhound gives you a much shorter legged plane that is far more dangerous and complex. The Greyhound has had 8 crashes since 1964. The Osprey has doubled that in a third of the time. God only knows how much worse it would be if they did it by flight hours.
31 posted on
12/07/2023 9:25:22 AM PST by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up.)
To: Yo-Yo
38 posted on
12/07/2023 10:26:47 AM PST by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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