The V-22 Tilt Rotor, A Comparison with Existing Coast Guard Aircraft

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 missions, but acquisition of the V-22 will not be 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 reviewed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245843

Entities

People

  • Jay D. Mahaffey

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Maintenance
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies