TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
I am no carrier expert, the engine issue is one that I have heard used against V22 for the Cods role.
there are two tenders looking to sell there birds to the navy as a replacement for the C2A Greyhound. Bell Boeing who want Ospreys on CVN decks for CODs and probably Vertreps' I would also point to the tanker mod.
Lockheed Martin. Who wants to take the wings and parts of the prematurely retired Vikings and build a dedicated jet powered Cod bird S/C3 I guess you would call it.
then standing against them is Northrop Grumman who built the E3 Hawkeye and C2 Greyhound. They want to Rehabilitate the Greyhound by taking the wings and cockpits of there newest Hawkeyes and installing them in the Greyhound hull. Which is logical as Greyhound is more or less a Hawkeye minus the radar system.
now I have heard Lockheed use the "Engine don't fit" argument. The basis of which is that F135 Turbofans cannon fit in the hull of a V22 and must be carried slung. It always sounded a little off to me as like you said, and I did know CVNs have enough room and likely did Carry spare engines and could if it needed replacements or to send back batches use other means IE another ship.
That would cut down the arguments against a CODsprey to price. Its not a cheap bird by any means. But since the Navy already has a existing equipment and maintenance chain for Ospreys it would be unit costs not total cost the navy would have to pay. Additionally since the USMC who is still highly integrated in the Fleet buys and uses Ospreys at a tremendous number vs those needs by CVNs. The Navy would in fact not be adding a new type to its mix but would be eliminating one. I mean one batch buy of MV22s would probably cover all the C2 Greyhounds in service.
there are two tenders looking to sell there birds to the navy as a replacement for the C2A Greyhound. Bell Boeing who want Ospreys on CVN decks for CODs and probably Vertreps' I would also point to the tanker mod.
Lockheed Martin. Who wants to take the wings and parts of the prematurely retired Vikings and build a dedicated jet powered Cod bird S/C3 I guess you would call it.
then standing against them is Northrop Grumman who built the E3 Hawkeye and C2 Greyhound. They want to Rehabilitate the Greyhound by taking the wings and cockpits of there newest Hawkeyes and installing them in the Greyhound hull. Which is logical as Greyhound is more or less a Hawkeye minus the radar system.
now I have heard Lockheed use the "Engine don't fit" argument. The basis of which is that F135 Turbofans cannon fit in the hull of a V22 and must be carried slung. It always sounded a little off to me as like you said, and I did know CVNs have enough room and likely did Carry spare engines and could if it needed replacements or to send back batches use other means IE another ship.
That would cut down the arguments against a CODsprey to price. Its not a cheap bird by any means. But since the Navy already has a existing equipment and maintenance chain for Ospreys it would be unit costs not total cost the navy would have to pay. Additionally since the USMC who is still highly integrated in the Fleet buys and uses Ospreys at a tremendous number vs those needs by CVNs. The Navy would in fact not be adding a new type to its mix but would be eliminating one. I mean one batch buy of MV22s would probably cover all the C2 Greyhounds in service.
