Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing

Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === 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 ex...

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Main Author: Stevenson, Robert J.
Other Authors: Gates, William R.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26556
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spelling ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-265562015-07-02T16:03:27Z Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing Stevenson, Robert J. Gates, William R. Liao, Shu S. Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School Management Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited 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). Since the CH- 46E and CH-53D could not aerial refuel, their pilots did not have a need to conduct aerial refueling training, and thus 2013-01-23T22:00:24Z 2013-01-23T22:00:24Z 1999-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26556 en_US Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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description Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === 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). Since the CH- 46E and CH-53D could not aerial refuel, their pilots did not have a need to conduct aerial refueling training, and thus
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Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
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title Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
title_short Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
title_full Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
title_fullStr Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
title_full_unstemmed Forecasting MV-22 Aerial refueling training missions for 2D Marine Aircraft Wing
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