Originally Posted by
SabreDriver
Just when does fuel contanimation reveal itself?
At the most inopportune time, of course. That thing glides like a coke machine.
Exactly. The V-22 is just not up to the task, never has been and won't be. It is entirely too small inside. The services that are having it forced upon them are being forced to modify (or abandon) missions and tactics to fit the airframe. When we bulid an airframe from the ground up, they shouldn't have to do that.
Either way everyone could think up a bunch of remote possibilities that no one could survive in any aircraft. A rag in a critical component, dual transmission failures, international space station falling out of orbit and onto the aircraft......
The survivability is arguably better than most legacy helicopters right now, not to mentioned when combined with a speed advantage for less time over enemy air defenses.
Also weren't several ground purpose vehicles designed specifically for the -53?
The fact of the matter, as BDGERJMN said,is the airframe has been purchased. As they say, we are where we are - better to light a candle than curse the darkness.