Add More Missions To The V-22s Resume: Tanker

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Click Click D'oh (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 23 Sep 13, 13:09

http://i-hls.com/2013/09/v-22-tilt-roto ... potential/

The Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft has successfully completed an initial test performing as an aerial refueling tanker. Adding this capability to the tiltrotor aircraft would further advance its versatility in support of Marine corps and naval aviation operations, as well as special operations in naval, combat, humanitarian and ship-based operations. In August 2013 the aircraft flew several demonstration flights over north Texas, with a V-22 equipped with a prototype aerial refueling system safely deployed, held stable, and retracted the refueling drogue as an F/A-18C and an F/A-18D Hornet flew just behind and to the side of the aircraft.

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captoveur 23 Sep 13, 13:37

I always thought this would have made sense.

the V-22 is fast enough to catch a C-130, slow enough the helos can catch it easily. It kind of makes sense to be able to support a whole operation with whatever you can fit on an LHA.

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GQfluffy (Database Editor & Founding Member) 23 Sep 13, 15:03

What Captain said...but I'm curious...I wonder if it would be able to lift enough fuel to refuel more than one Herky Bird...

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captoveur 23 Sep 13, 15:13

GQfluffy wrote:What Captain said...but I'm curious...I wonder if it would be able to lift enough fuel to refuel more than one Herky Bird...

Doubtful.. But it could fuel off the C-130 and pass that to the helos

Maybe the next evolution of Cobras will have air to air refueling probes?

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bhmbaglock 23 Sep 13, 16:27

GQfluffy wrote:What Captain said...but I'm curious...I wonder if it would be able to lift enough fuel to refuel more than one Herky Bird...

Up to 12000 lbs according to AW.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx? ... e9eaed54a8

The primary intended usage would be refueling F35s deployed on Amphibious Assault Ships. 12k # is almost a full internal fuel load for a F-35B.

btw, this is a usage for the V-22 that was being looked at even back in the 80s when I was working on it.

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