The V-22 tilt rotor, a comparison with existing Coast Guard aircraft.

128 Pages·1991·5.7 MB·en_US

by  Mahaffey, Jay Douglas.;Gates, William R.

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The V-22 Tilt Rotor, A Comparison
with Existing Coast Guard Aircraft
by
Jay Douglas JVlahaffey
Lieutenant Commander, United States Coast Guard
B.S. United States Coast Guard Academy, 1977
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December 1991
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THE V-22 TILT ROTOR, A COMPARISON WITH EXISTING COAST GUARDAIRCRAFT
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FIELD GROUP SUBGROUP V-22, Tilt Rotor, Coast Guard Aircraft, Performance Characteristics,
CostComparisons, EmploymentStategies, Economic and Political Issues
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The("oastGuardOfficeofAviationFlansand Programscontinuestoreceiveinquiriesfromseveralsourcesabouttheservice'sintentions
concerningtheV-22tiltrotoraircraft. Officially,decsionmakersacknowledgethaitiltrotorcapabilitiescould bereadilyadaptabletothe
service'smissions,butacquisitionoftheV-22will not becontemplated unlesstheaircraftisfirstfieldedbyaDepartmentofDefensecomponent.
ThisthesisservesasapreliminaryinquiryintotillrotorapplicationsfortheCoastGuard. Thepurposeofthestudyistodeterminethe
implicationsofafavorable V-22productiondecsionontheCoastGuard'scurrentmixofaircraft. Asbackground materialthethesisreviewsthe
historyoftiltrotordevelopmentandoutlinesthekeyeconomicissuesatthecenterofthepublicpolicydebatelikelytodecidethe V-22'sfuture.
Then,the V-22Osprey iscomparedwitheachaircraftalready inCoastGuardservice. Bothperformancecharacteristicsandcostsareexamined.
Lastly,potentialCoastGuardV-22assimilationstrategiesarereviewed.
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THESIS
THE V-22 TILT ROTOR, A COMPARISON
WITH EXISTING COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT
by
Jay Douglas Mahaffey
December 1991
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Thesis Advisor: Professor William R. Gates
Second Reader: ProfessorJames E. Suchan
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ABSTRACT
The Coast Guard Office of Aviation Plans and Programs continues to receive inquiries from
several sources about the service's intentions concerning the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft. Officially,
decision makers acknowledge that tilt rotor capabilities could be readily adaptable to the service's
missions, but acquisition of the V-22 is not contemplated unless the aircraft is first fielded by a
Department of Defense component. This thesis serves as a preliminary inquiry into tilt rotor
applications for the Coast Guard. The purpose of the study is to determine the implications of a
favorable V-22 production decision on the Coast Guard's current mix of aircraft. As background
material, the thesis reviews the history of tilt rotor development and outlines the key economic
issues at the center of the public policy debate likely to decide the V-22's future. Then, the V-22
Osprey is compared with each aircraft already in Coast Guard service. Both performance
characteristics and costs are examined. Lastly, potential Coast Guard V-22 assimilation strategies
are discussed.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 1
A. BACKGROUND 1
B. OBJECTIVES 4
C. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 4
D. LITERATURE REVIEW 5
E. ORGANIZATION 6
II. TILT ROTOR HISTORY 8
A. EARLY HISTORY 8
1. THE TILT WING CONCEPT 8
2. THE TILT ROTOR CONCEPT 9
3. SUMMARY 11
B. TILT ROTOR DESIGN VALIDATION 11
C. THE V-22 OSPREY 12
III. THE TILT ROTOR DEBATE 16
A. THE MARINE CORPS POSITION 17
B. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POSITION 20
C. CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS 21
1. COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS 22
2. EXTERNALITIES 24
3. FOREIGN COMPETITION AND TRADE 25
4. UNEMPLOYMENT 26
5. THE NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 27
6. CONTRACTOR RELATIONS 28
D. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 29
E. SUMMARY 31
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