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Marines delay Osprey deployment
Stars and Stripes ^
| Travis Tritten
Posted on 09/04/2013 9:08:56 PM PDT by Rabin
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – The Marine Corps said it will delay the deployment of an Osprey aircraft squadron to Okinawa following (yet another) Air Force "helicopter" crash in a military training area Monday.
The fiery crash of an HH-60 Pave Hawk sent plumes of smoke into the air near Camp Hansen in central Okinawa and left one crew member still missing early Tuesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deploy; mv22; okinawa; oldnews; osprey
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To: Rabin
They’re delaying that, but going full speed ahead with celebrating sodomites in the ranks.
To: UCANSEE2
What are those pipes/tubes sticking out of the front of the noses, pls?
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posted on
09/05/2013 4:21:50 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: UCANSEE2
Post #9 doesn’t have one of those tubes/pipes, like the two in Post #10.
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posted on
09/05/2013 4:24:38 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: Kenny Bunk
The problems are three fold; higher maintenance on the rotating equipment, problematic maintenance (A cherry picker type vehicle is required to get to the top rotor.), overall height (They will not fit on any ship we have - too tall.).
Those are just the main issues. But some new stiff rotor designs are coming along that may make a lot of these issues go away.
Time will tell.
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posted on
09/05/2013 4:56:20 AM PDT
by
Freeport
(The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
To: Rabin
Well, it was safe enough to carry the president’s pet dog to join the rest on vacation. The dog has its own private transportation - complete with Marine crew.
can we survive to 2016??
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posted on
09/05/2013 5:28:44 AM PDT
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
To: Rabin
Twenty years old , millions per issue and still unsafe at any speed.Actually Sikorsky's Crashhawk has been in service for over 34 years.
Do you engage in the same emoting when a H-60 or H-47 crashes?
It was rather convenient that you omitted the date of this article. That's a common tactic of the disingenuous cabal here at FR; attempting to make old news appear current.
By the way, the second squadron of Ospreys completed its relocation to Futenma from Iwakuni during the second week of August and the Japanese government is now considering purchasing their own fleet of V-22s.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:37:59 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
To: A.A. Cunningham
You and your stinkin’ facts have just ruined a perfectly good “sky is falling” thread.
To: carriage_hill
Inflight refueling probes.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:44:55 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
To: Mr. Lucky
“Facts are the enemy of truth.” Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:47:05 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
To: carriage_hill
I’m no expert, but these are common on many aircraft.
I believe they are a form of radar probe, which work better when moved as far away from the mass of the plane as possible.
Ergo, these pointy , long tubes.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:27:47 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: Freeport
Replace those giant turboprops with ducted fan technology, and all those problems you mentioned are solved. PLUS, the aircraft gains in much quicker maneuverability.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:31:48 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: miele man
Have you seen this one ?
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:34:06 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: UCANSEE2
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:37:37 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: carriage_hill
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:41:19 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: carriage_hill
OOPS. Not radar booms.
They are are the refueling probes. It was so obvious I outguessed myself.
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posted on
09/05/2013 7:44:04 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: UCANSEE2
Thank you! I would have never guessed it. Wow, that’s got to be a touchy maneuver.
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posted on
09/06/2013 3:32:02 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: UCANSEE2
All you had to do was read the
response.
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posted on
09/07/2013 8:22:54 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
To: UCANSEE2
Coaxial rotors overcome the problem of retreating blade stall and make a tail rotor unnecessary. Ducted fans have their own limitations and problems.
Like you said, I’m no expert.
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posted on
09/07/2013 8:29:29 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
To: carriage_hill
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posted on
09/07/2013 8:30:05 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
To: A.A. Cunningham
Ducted fans have their own limitations and problemsDoesn't every type of propulsion, for automobiles and aircraft, have it's own limitations and problems ?
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posted on
09/07/2013 5:47:40 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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