The MV-22 'Osprey' was designed as a 'medium-lift' replacement for the Marine Corps CH-46E 'Sea Knight' and CH-53D 'Sea Stallion' helicopters. The MV-22's tilt-rotor technology will allow it to exploit the operational envelopes of both helicopters and turbo-prop aircraft. This expanded performance envelope, along with the capability to conduct aerial refueling, will allow a MV-22 lifted force to influence future operations through an increase in range and speed. This thesis quantifies the impact that fielding the MV-22 within the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) will have on its KC-130 squadrons. This impact arises from the MV-22's capability to receive fuel in-flight (aerial refuel).
Forecasting MV-22 Aerial Refueling Training Missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
1999
119 pages
Report
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Englisch