V-22 osprey - discussione ufficiale

[TT-1 Pinto]

Ritorno a Danang ... tanti anni dopo ...

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2019/02/11/air-force-ospreys-spotted-in-vietnam-for-first-time/

[TT-1 Pinto]

Trent'anni dopo ...

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The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey first flew 30 years ago today on 19 March 1989.
Since, the Bell-Boeing joint venture behind the tiltrotor has produced more than 375 examples, which have accumulated more than 450,000 flight hours, the manufacturers say.
The transport is flown by all American military services except the US Army. 
The US Marine Corps operates the bulk of the aircraft inventory, followed by the US Air Force and the US Navy. 
The USN is in the process of introducing the Ospreys into service and projects an initial operational capability for 2021. 
The Japan Self-Defense Forces also operates the V-22.

L'articolo ... flightglobal.com ... PICTURES: 30 years since Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey’s first flight ...

Acquirenti esteri ... sino ad ora solo il Giappone.
E' stato offerto anche a Israele e ad altri paesi ... ma senza risultati apprezzabili ...

... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/farnborough-v-22-office-urges-foreign-militaries-to-450407/ ...

... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey#Potential_operators ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Boeing consiglia caldamente di acquistare e ... di farlo al più presto ...

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The armed services should hurry up and order more V-22 tiltrotors if they want them, because the program of record is rapidly being built out and there’s a risk of a break in the production line, potentially higher costs, or closing of the line, Boeing has advised.
“If you want more V-22s, you need to start planning for that acquisition now, ” Rick Lemaster, Boeing director of Global Sales and Marketing, said at a press tour of the company’s Philadelphia plant, where CH-47 Chinook helicopters and V-22 fuselages are built. 
The company is in the middle of fulfilling a five-year multiyear procurement, Lemaster said, and “we’re pretty close to wrapping up our programs of record” for US domestic customers.
If the services want more airplanes, “we need your order by the third quarter of 2020,” he advised. 
But for international customers, they should make their intentions known this summer, because the Foreign Military Sales process needs time to play out.
Any FMS customers would need to have their letter of offer and acceptance in hand by September of 2020, he said.

... airforcemag.com ... Get Your V-22 Orders In Now, Boeing Says, Or Risk Missing Out ...

Cercheranno di appiopparlo anche a noi, ma ... ne abbiamo veramente bisogno ?

 

[TT-1 Pinto]

Da Parigi ... Boeing disposta ad offrire sconti considerevoli ai potenziali acquirenti ... nonostante lo scarso interesse sino ad ora dimostrato nei confronti del velivolo ...

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With its ability to offer bulk discounts to foreign militaries closing within about a year, the Bell-Boeing joint venture that makes and sells the V-22 Osprey hopes to close deals for up to 50 aircraft.
Boeing says that about a dozen prospective customers are on its radar, and it is encouraging them to sign a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for the tiltrotor by the third quarter of 2020. 
Prospective customers include Israel and possibly blue water navies that need to resupply ships on long voyages.

... flightglobal.com ..... PARIS: Bell-Boeing tries to sell V-22 despite lacklustre interest ...

E l'Italia, stando all'articolo, potrebbe essere uno degli obiettivi ... 

[TT-1 Pinto]

Una macchina ancora carica di problemi.
E l' USAF sta cercando di correre ai ripari ...

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Air Force Special Operations Command’s CV-22 fleet is raising alarm amid low readiness levels and combat availability concerns as it heads into multiple years of upgrades. 
“CV-22 readiness keeps me up at night,” Col. Dale White, the Air Force’s program executive officer for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and special operations forces, said in a June 19 interview here. 
“It's not what it needs to be. It's a tough platform to maintain.”
The high-demand, rough nature of special operations, and the stress that tilting the iconic nacelles - the giant columns that hold the rotors and allow the platform to take off vertically, then pivot to fly forward - puts on the aircraft and its wiring system are driving down the Osprey’s ability to enter combat.
White declined to provide current CV-22 readiness figures.

... airforcemag.com ... Improving CV-22 Readiness Becomes Top SOF Priority ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Boeing comunica ... non senza una punta di orgoglio ... 

... boeing.mediaroom.com ... Boeing, Marines, Navy Celebrate $115 Million V-22 Facility ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

A Rolls-Royce un contratto miliardario per la manutenzione dei motori ...

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The United States Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force have signed a $1.2 billion contract with Rolls-Royce for engine maintenance of the Bell-Boeing V-22 fleet.
The five-year contract comes under R-R’s MissionCare services, and will cover the AE 1107C engines that power the tiltrotor fleet.

... flightglobal.com ... R-R scores $1.2b contract for US V-22 engine maintenance ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Con la "configurazione comune" i Marines puntano ad una drastica riduzione del numero delle sotto-versioni del velivolo ...

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Boeing and Bell Textron have redelivered the first MV-22B Osprey to be upgraded under the Common Configuration—Readiness and Modification (CC-RAM) program. 
This initiative seeks to improve the overall readiness and reliability of the Osprey force by reducing the number of “mini-fleets” of aircraft in different standards and configurations. 
At the start of the program in mid-2017 the Marine Corps fleet had around 70 distinct sub-variants with differing maintenance and spares requirements, even within squadrons: CC-RAM was implemented to reduce that number to as few as five.

... ainonline.com ... First Modified MV-22 Osprey Delivered ...

Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... US Marines try to cut MV-22 downtime with first CC-RAM delivery ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Primo volo del successore del Greyhound ...

... theaviationist.com ... https://theaviationist.com/2019/12/19/first-navy-cmv-22b-osprey-in-cod-carrier-onboard-delivery-high-visibility-color-scheme-makes-maiden-flight/ ...

[Flaggy]

Quei serbatoi gonfiati sono proprio un cazzotto in un occhio, ma d'altra parte sono in posizione baricentrica, davanti a destra c'è la porta, dietro c'è il vano carrello e il velivolo non è certo un missile con le ali.

Minimo sforzo, massimo risultato.

[TT-1 Pinto]

La cosa strana e' che 'The Aviationist' aveva già dato la notizia, con tanto di foto, già dal 19 Dicembre ...

... https://theaviationist.com/2019/12/19/first-navy-cmv-22b-osprey-in-cod-carrier-onboard-delivery-high-visibility-color-scheme-makes-maiden-flight/ ...

E che Boeing la comunica soltanto oggi ... https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2020-01-21-Bell-Boeing-CMV-22B-Osprey-Successfully-Completes-First-Flight ...

Ed anche FlightGlobal ... https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/us-navys-bell-boeing-cmv-22b-osprey-completes-first-flight/136257.article ...

Nonché l' USNI ... https://news.usni.org/2020/01/21/navy-cmv-22b-osprey-design-completes-first-flight ...

Modificato 21 Gennaio 2020 da TT-1 Pinto
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[TT-1 Pinto]

Ad uso dei VIP ...

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Bell has begun promoting a VIP version of the V-22 tiltrotor it produces in partnership with Boeing, designed for head-of-state transport missions.
To date, the airframer has sold the Osprey solely for military applications, chiefly to the USA, where is it operated by the air force, marine corps and navy; Japan is the only export customer, with an order for 17 examples.
But Bell believes the “versatile” nature of the platform could open additional sales opportunities: “VIP transport is one of many missions the V-22 is capable of for potential customers,” says the airframer.

... flightglobal.com ... Bell promotes potential of VIP V-22 tiltrotor ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

V-22B ... i primi due esemplari sono arrivati in Giappone ...

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The first Bell-Boeing V-22B Osprey tilt rotors ordered by Japan have arrived in their home country late last week, as the Asian nation continues to grapple with the dilemma of where to base the controversial aircraft.
Two Ospreys with the markings of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, or JASDF, arrived at the joint U.S. Marine Corps-Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base at Iwakuni, near the city of Hiroshima.
The Ospreys, carrying the serial numbers JG-1701 (91701) and JG-1705 (91705), were shipped across the Pacific Ocean on a commercial car carrier to the pier adjoining the air base. 
And according to local media, they will be assembled, checked and test-flown before flying to another location in Japan.

... defensenews.com ... First Japanese Ospreys arrive on home soil ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

E fanno 400 !!!

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The Bell Boeing V-22 team recently delivered its 400th aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.
The first production V-22 was delivered on May 24, 1999, and today deliveries occur under the Multi-year Procurement III contract valued at $5 billion. 
That contract runs through 2024 and includes variants for the Marines, Air Force, and Navy, as well as the first international customer, Japan.

... boeing.mediaroom.com ... Bell Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Rotola, rotola, rotola ... strada facendo rotola ... 

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A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on a ramp at an airfield and caused extensive damage to both aircraft, according to officials and an incident report.
No one was injured in the May 30 mishap at Brown Field Municipal Airport, a San Diego city-run general aviation facility near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Marine Corps is investigating the incident, which involved an Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, based at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego. 
Marines had been conducting routine training in the area and had parked the Osprey at the airfield. 
“No Marines were present at the time of the mishap,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing officials said in a statement to USNI News.

... news.usni.org/ ... Skydiving Plane Rolls into Parked MV-22B Osprey at San Diego Airfield, Damaging Both ...

Anche qui ... aviation-safety.net ... https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20200530-1 ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Il primo CMV-22B "Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD)" è arrivato alla Naval Air Station North Island ...   

... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/06/23/video-first-operational-navy-v-22-arrives-at-new-cod-squadron ...

... navy.mil ... https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=113346 ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

MV-22 Block C ... approvata la vendita di 8 esemplari all'Indonesia ...

... dsca.mil ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/indonesia-mv-22-block-c-osprey-aircraft ...

 

[TT-1 Pinto]

Il 7/7/2020 in 06:55 , TT-1 Pinto ha scritto:

MV-22 Block C ... approvata la vendita di 8 esemplari all'Indonesia ...

Ed ora ... l'Indonesia smentisce ... 

... defenseworld.net ... https://www.defenseworld.net/news/27379/Indonesia_denies_Requesting_US_for_MV_22_Osprey_Aircraft#.XwhzRigzaM8

[fabio-22raptor]

Li vedo confusi eh. Il caldo da alla testa

[TT-1 Pinto]

Quelli che stanno per averli vanno a imparare da quelli che li hanno già ...

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An overseas deployment with Marines is giving some of the Navy’s first crews that will operate its new cargo-delivery fleet of CMV-22B Osprey aircraft hands-on experience with tiltrotor technology and operations.
Ten aircraft maintainers and one naval aviator from Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 are deployed with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis-Response-Central Command 20.2, flying, operating and maintaining MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors in the Persian Gulf region.

... news.usni.org ... Sailors Get Experience with Marine MV-22s Before Operating First Navy Ospreys ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Il nuovo velivolo COD atterra per la prima volta su una portaerei ...

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The Navy’s next carrier onboard delivery vehicle touched down on an aircraft carrier for the first time last week, the service announced.
A CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Navy’s Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, landed aboard carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) off the coast of California as part of the ongoing workups to get the new CODs ready in time for a deployment aboard the carrier.

… news.usni.org … VIDEO: New Navy CMV-22B Makes First Carrier Landing …

[TT-1 Pinto]

Quota SEICENTOMILA ... 

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The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has logged more than 600,000 flight-hours, providing continuous customer support to maintain mission readiness and transport critical cargo and personnel.
Built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing, the V-22 fleet has grown to more than 400 aircraft and is operated by the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

... news.bellflight.com ... https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/197724-the-bell-boeing-v-22-osprey-soars-past-600-000-fleet-flight-hours ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Ci risiamo con il "downwash" ...

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A hospital in the United Kingdom is currently unable to receive patients directly via air ambulance helicopters after the powerful downwash from a U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor destroyed its helipad. 
The Osprey had touched down at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge yesterday as part of a training exercise.
Spokespersons for the Air Force, Cambridge University Hospitals, which includes Addenbrooke's, and East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), one of a number of air ambulance services that regularly flies to this particular hospital, all confirmed the incident, which occurred on April 21, 2021, and did not cause any injuries.

 ... thedrive.com/the-war-zone ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40289/watch-this-cv-22-ospreys-rotor-downwash-absolutely-demolish-a-hospitals-helipad ...

 

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Osprey ... Bell sta procedendo all'aggiornamento delle gondole ...

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While winding down its CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor deliveries under contract with the U.S. Air Force, Bell is looking to improve the maintainability of the multi-role fleet with a nacelle upgrade program. 
Work on the initial Osprey was completed at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center facility in Texas during December and returned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base. 
Upgrades, meanwhile, have begun on the second aircraft.
The nacelles house the power components for the Osprey’s vertical takeoff and landing, as well as transition to forward flight. 
The program, which essentially involves the replacement of the nacelle, is designed to improve the wiring and components to reduce maintenance time and cost and improve flying readiness, the company said (*).

... ainonline.com ... https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2022-01-26/bell-upgrading-usaf-osprey-tiltrotor-nacelles ...

(*) ... news.bellflight.com ... https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/209271-bell-boeing-improve-maintainability-of-v-22 ...

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Capacità Operativa Iniziale (IOC) per il CMV-22B Osprey dell'U.S. Navy ...

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The Navy announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the successful completion of its maiden deployment, on Feb. 17, 2022.

... navy.mil/Press-Office ... https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2940299/navys-v-22-achieves-initial-operational-capability-designation/ ...