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V-22 Osprey

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wrenegade
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Wouldn't heli-skiing from one of these be sick? I'm gonna do it. Hop right out the back and shit.






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Dec 12 2003 4:39AM
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TAK
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Uhh...?

They'd be real fun; crashing and whatnot. Why not jest take a OH-6 'Littlebird'? Have fun landing on a mountain-top LZ with the Osprey. Only problem with Littlebird might be the operation at extreme altitude. And you don't get to warm up inside it while getting a lift back up. Cold for pilots too. Hey, why not just stick with the birds they use now?

OH-6

Ceiling:
4,875 m



Compared with...

V-22 Osprey:



TOO BIG!

...or....

A Star AS 350 B2



...as used in Antartica.

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Dec 12 2003 6:16AM
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TAK
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Another pic of that BEAUTIFUL A-Star 350...


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Dec 12 2003 6:17AM
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wrenegade
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Yeah but that back ramp in the Opsrey is sweet. Screw landing on the LZ, just hop right out mid-air styles.






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Dec 12 2003 6:18AM
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wrenegade
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Oh yeah, and I wouldn't have navy-reject marine aviators flying it, so the whole crashing things all good.






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Dec 12 2003 6:19AM
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TAK
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lol...''aviators''.

'Falling With Style'.Its like flying, but not.
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Dec 12 2003 6:31AM
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d-loc
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yeah he was thinking of swollen members when he wrote that


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Dec 12 2003 8:54AM
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east
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hey i was in one of those yesterday
Dec 12 2003 9:22AM
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VC
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A stars suck
Dec 12 2003 12:12PM
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destruction
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The V-22 is produced in my hometown. When these things were early prototypes, they still are prototypes, they would fly around over the city. These things haul ass. They're so much faster than a standard fixed prop helecoptor and could get you to where you want to ski a hell of a lot faster and locations further away. The only problem I see with this is boarding the Osprey when your at the base of the mtn, they produce hella rotor wash.
Dec 12 2003 12:17PM
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east
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and it would only cost around $7000/hr to operate.....
Dec 12 2003 12:20PM
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VC
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There has to be some reason that heliski companies don't run big ships that can fit at least twice as many people per run
Dec 12 2003 9:16PM
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TAK
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There is a reason; it because they land where helo's weren't made to land, on the peaks of mountains. Think about it; how big and how solid is the top of a peak? Answer: not very. No way you could land an Osprey on a mountain. Hell, aircraft carrier probably hard enough. The Eurocopter A Star does the job mighty fine.
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Dec 12 2003 10:00PM
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wrenegade
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first of all no i was not thinking of stupid swollen members when I said that.

second of all, if you're hardcore enough you don't even need to land.






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Dec 12 2003 10:07PM
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TAK
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Schucks, I guess I'm not hardcore enough. *sigh* oh well.
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Dec 12 2003 11:08PM
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VC
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The skids on an A star aren't that much smaller then most bell helicopters which can fit 9-14 depending on the seating setup.
Dec 13 2003 12:47PM
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east
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It's all about weight though.....not ski size...
Dec 13 2003 2:02PM
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VC
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if that was the concern you could pull power while landing so less weight of the ship is on the ground
Dec 13 2003 4:41PM
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TAK
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''you could pull power while landing so less weight of the ship is on the ground''

anggg, nevermind.

Speaking of which, more of that beautiful A Star...











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-PhattTim
Dec 13 2003 9:19PM
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CalgaryJibber
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hahaha
SSX3 much?

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Dec 13 2003 9:30PM
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