MV-22B Osprey

[cowpatz]

Quite surprised this one hasn't been posted here already.
A bit different and looks very good.
Can't complain about the price.....Freeware/donationware

Osprey

[Ian Warren]

Still have it installed in FSX , it may have been a little premature, all sorts of glitchy issues but it really is going to be a goody as it progress's .. one primary thing is the tilt rotor affect , I have been following remark's , idea is open mind, other thing would be to get a good sound package ... those huge rotors would really create a very unique sound , love to see one off these in NZ .. or least an airshow.

[Ian Warren]

It would be nice to see one of these ripping overhead , go NZ/US relations

Watch on youtube.com

[Splitpin]

Weird things:ph43r: awesome ... but weird.
Have you seen one "fold up" it's amazing, like a transformer ... look on youtube.

[cowpatz]

Yes quite an amazing machine. The sim model folds up like the real thing as well. Quite an achievement.

[emfrat]

Well, as the caterpillar said to his mate when a butterfly came past "You won't get me up in one of them things". One of my nieces had a couple of rides in one, while she was doing a UN thing in Helmand. "Cool but noisy" was the verdict. Think of the gyro forces happening during transition

[Ian Warren]

Think of a low level pass over them there "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers" you won't need returning ground to keep the heads down ... you simply just take em off :

[emfrat]

Think of a low level pass over them there "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers" you won't need returning ground to keep the heads down ... you simply just take em off :

A thought just struck me - can they fly inverted ?
Could be handy in a woodpulp operation

[Ian Warren]

Well, as the caterpillar said to his mate when a butterfly came past "You won't get me up in one of them things". One of my nieces had a couple of rides in one, while she was doing a UN thing in Helmand. "Cool but noisy" was the verdict. Think of the gyro forces happening during transition

That is the thing, the share force of those rotors , they are not exactly light and have them going thru the air, good idea is pick up a model helicopter and move it on an axis, you can feel the weight , very unusual feeling so when you look at the weight of those Osprey blades , that is a feat in itself.

[Ian Warren]

Think of a low level pass over them there "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers" you won't need returning ground to keep the heads down ... you simply just take em off :

A thought just struck me - can they fly inverted ?
Could be handy in a woodpulp operation

Lot easier taking out "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers"... a lot softer , we don't want to damage the rotors to much , be just like slicing melons

[emfrat]

Plenty stuff on YouTube, about Old Warden training Sopwith Camel pilots in how to land one without wrecking it - and that is just an 80hp Gnome-Le Rhone rotary.

[Ian Warren]

Yeah the very similar affect except your face is not looking like this after an hours flying

[emfrat]

In "The Sky Beyond" there is a great pic of P G Taylor in a leather facemask, meant to protect against frostbite at the high altitudes they were routinely flying - up to 13000' even back then.

[Ian Warren]

I was did dangle out of a parachute plane at over 10,000 the cold was unbearable ... then to get to feel the forces on the way down ... no seat, on belt , just got held on the wing box with the 'G' forces .... took 40 minutes to get up there .. took 3 three to get back down before approach , the looks and the force's .

[Splitpin]

Will keep an eye on this one , they seem to working through the bugs etc.