Talk:V-22 Osprey

Discussion?

Let me know when you are ready to discuss. This is an article that's been needed for some time. It's a more complex issue than the Navy fact sheet alone suggests. As a military aircraft used by all services, it pretty clearly falls into the Military Workgroup.

The services, however, delight in confusing the nomenclature. The Marines use theirs for general transport and the Air Force for special operations. In the standard terminology for aircraft, C- prefix means transport and M- means special operations. I've never gotten a coherent explanation of why they reversed it for the Osprey. Howard C. Berkowitz 15:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I know the Osprey well as I have written about it. For now though this is a good start. Feel free to add to it, if you like.

Thanks!

Mary Ash 15:13, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Development

Beyond headings and copy edits, I'm going to avoid making direct contributions and try out the role of Military Editor-only here.

It may be worth mentioning that the Army and Marines have differences air assault doctrines and missions; the Marine concept of "triphibious" operations is an evolution of amphibious warfare while the Army is more based in cavalry and paratroop operations. Vertical envelopment, to use the Marine term, extended amphibious operations into the third dimension; the helicopter/Osprey component complements the AAAV air-cushion vehicles that complement traditional landing craft.

The Marines' primary medium helicopter, the C-46, was obsolescent and the fleet was worn-out; the Osprey was slow to replace them.

Development of the Osprey was complex, and had its scandals. The Marines were shocked when some project officers were fired for falsifying test results. There were, as there are with many aircraft, fatal crashes during testing, but questions were raised about review. --Howard C. Berkowitz 15:49, 27 July 2010 (UTC)