Thanks for the response.
I wasn’t aware they could refuel in air. I’ve seen some pretty good reports on them, so I’m sure I was exposed to that information before.
That doubles the range. Very nice.
I like that you can put a whole combat force on the ground with one or two vehicles.
Small villages can expect to see us a lot more often, a lot further out from the center of operations.
Very cool.
Nice to hear those using it are happy with it. Says a lot to me.
I wasn’t aware they could refuel in air.
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A couple of years ago, a flight of several of the Air Force versions of the Osprey flew from the US East Coast to somewhere in Africa and then flew back later; using in-flight refueling. ...Don’t recall where in Africa or the mission.
I worked at Bell from 1965-2001 (~24 yrs. in Quality Eng’ng. Mgt.), so observed closely the development of the two XV-15 tilt rotor proof-of-concept aircraft that led to the V-22. One was badly damaged due to a tornado that hit our flight test facility; the other is in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in D.C.
I gave presentations to Marine squadrons at MCAS New River, NC, and at our V-22 assembly facility in Amarillo TX. The Marines love the versatility and speed of the Osprey.
Apologies to all for rambling, but the topic stirred memories.