China's V/STOL studies, concepts & considerations

Lethe

Lethe

Captain
Obviously it will take a long time for a clean-sheet, new technology program such as this to come to fruition, but I think anyone expecting it to take as long as the V-22 did is in for a surprise. The tools are better, the materials are better, the ground has been broken, etc. etc.

The 20-ton MTOW version would be slightly smaller than the Osprey, while the 40-ton MTOW would obviously be somewhat larger.
 
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delft

Brigadier
Lethe said:
Obviously it will take a long time for a clean-sheet, new technology program such as this to come to fruition, but I think anyone expecting it to take as long as the V-22 did is in for a surprise. The tools are better, the materials are better, the ground has been broken, etc. etc.

The 20-ton MTOW version would be slightly smaller than the Osprey, while the 40-ton MTOW would obviously be somewhat larger.
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The announcement will have been made after lots of predesigns have been made to identify problem areas and some of these can be pointed out even earlier: gear box design and fabrication, engines, vibration. So the sheet ( computer monitor ) will no have been clean at the decision time.
 
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Klon

Junior Member
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In this case it's based on a model.
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TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
No way that thing would be deployed in a permanent manor to naval shipping. The 4 wings and rotors would prevent lading on a elevator and you can't fold them.
 
Equation

Equation

Lieutenant General
TerraN_EmpirE said:
No way that thing would be deployed in a permanent manor to naval shipping. The 4 wings and rotors would prevent lading on a elevator and you can't fold them.
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You can land them on LHD for a quick refuel and supply and troop drop off perhaps?
 
TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
Equation said:
You can land them on LHD for a quick refuel and supply and troop drop off perhaps?
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That's about it. keeping them on a LHA or CV is not possible unless you build a mega sized. For a regional operation It's fine but you are not going to be operating amphibiously. of course being a tilt rotor it should have a good combat radius.
but all it could do is ferry with an LHD.
 
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