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THE FUTURE OF U.S. NAVY ONBOARD DELIVERY MISSIONS By MC3 Roland John USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN
“Power.” “Nacelles.” “Brakes, brakes, brakes.” “Power steering.” “Aft cyclic.” These are the calls MV-22 Osprey pilots relay as they come MC3 Roland John in for a landing on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Marlon Daley directs an MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation SquadUSS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while testing some of ron (HX) 21, to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is underway conthe Department of the Navy’s newest and most innovative ducting routine training exercises to maintain carrier readiness. aircraft. In August 2018, Osprey pilots successfully tested rolling landing and takeoffs in excess of 57,000 pounds on the flight deck of the ship. This key capability allows the Osprey to tarian assistance and disaster relief, amphibious assault and much shorter runway than a Greyhound. For Osprey pilots, haul more weight than the C-2A, which is limited to land- medical evacuation missions. Its next evolution will use the chance to fly new aircraft that is on the frontline of exing at 49,000 pounds. GHWB’s onboard testing included those capabilities to accomplish traditional COD missions. panding the Navy’s logistics mission is a point of pride. integrating the MV-22 into flight deck operations, and heavy “The COD community is growing,” said Tschanz. “It’s “This is why I went to test pilot school,” said Tschanz. “I gross weight rolling landings and an exciting time. I think the finished my flight with my co-pilot and we fist-bumped. This takeoffs. next few years are going to be is why I joined. This is why I’m a test pilot. It’s things like “I started off flying Greyhound a dynamic and exciting time, this that make this job.” carrier onboard delivery (COD) not just for pilots, but also the Tschanz is excited this change will enhance a carrier strike aircraft and I love the platform,” U.S. Navy.” group’s operational reach and expand the ability to support said Lt. Cmdr. Steven Tschanz, Lt. Gavin Kurey, from Al- missions in a multitude of environments. from Libertyville, Illinois, a test buquerque, New Mexico, and “To be one of the first Osprey pilots to fly aboard a carpilot assigned to Air Test and also assigned to HX-21, is the rier is just awesome,” said Tschanz. “I deployed previously Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21. first Navy pilot to land an MV- aboard the George H.W. Bush for the maiden deployment “With that said, nothing lasts for22 on an aircraft carrier. in 2011, while flying the C-2 for COD missions. To come ever and the Navy came up with a “This underway is a his- back on a totally different platform and do vertical landings solution to move us into the future toric event for the Navy,” said is just great.” with the CMV-22 Osprey.” Kurey. “I never thought I’d be The CMV-22 Osprey is expected to achieve Initial OperaThe CMV-22 Osprey, the Napart of something like this as a tional Capability by 2021. As compared to the MV-22B, the vy’s MV-22 variant, combines COD guy. There’s a lot of re- Navy variant has extended operational range, a beyond linefixed-wing aircraft speed and luctance to join new platforms of-sight HF radio, improved fuel dump capability, a public range with the vertical lift capathat are so different initially, address system for passengers, and an improved lighting sysbilities of rotary wing platforms, but to be part of the first wave tem for cargo loading. Lt. Cmdr. Steven Tschanz making it the ideal carrier strike that can help to make that trangroup COD and vertical on board sition happen is an amazing For more news from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), delivery (VOD) platform in supexperience.” visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn77/. port of aerial resupply and logistics. The Navy COD crews Kurey had another first aboard GHWB in 2012 when he piloting CMV-22 aircraft will land and take off with forward made his first arrested landing in a COD. airspeed, which allows flight at a much higher weight. The main advantage of the Osprey is its capability to take The Osprey has already proven its capabilities in humani- off and land vertically as a helicopter does, while requiring a
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This is why I went to test pilot school, I finished my flight with my co-pilot and we fist-bumped. This is why I joined. This is why I’m a test pilot. It’s things like this that make this job.”
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