"Textron's V-22 Osprey Is a Winner " Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Aug 2015 10:47 p.m. PST |
- and Sikorsky Should Be Scared. "Folks, I'm on record saying that United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) made a very big mistake when it elected to sell off its Sikorsky helicopter division. Even the nice price UTC got -- $9 USD billion -- may turn out to be too cheap if Sikorsky retains its position as the world's most popular combat helicopter-maker. But allow me to insert a caveat here, today. If there's one thing that could make Sikorsky's helicopter franchise less valuable, it is Textron (NYSE:TXT) and its V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Ospreys have big wings
The Osprey, as you can see in the photo above, is a helicopter-airplane hybrid. With its two massive propellers pointed at the sky, it can take off and land on a proverbial dime. Tilt those propellers horizontally, however, and the V-22 Osprey shifts into airplane mode, cruising as far as 470 miles at speeds of 300 mph…"
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| doug redshirt | 31 Aug 2015 10:23 a.m. PST |
Ospreys cost too much to operate in peacetime. |
| Rubber Suit Theatre | 31 Aug 2015 12:06 p.m. PST |
Motley Fool is an embarrassingly bad source. They sold out years ago, and now only run paid articles or articles where the author was paid by the subject. They do serve the public as an excellent illustration of the fact that the business regulators gave up long ago. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 31 Aug 2015 12:56 p.m. PST |
Admit, impression I always got with the Osprey was expensive, short range and can't carry much. |
| Lion in the Stars | 31 Aug 2015 7:40 p.m. PST |
@Garrison: The Osprey can actually carry half the load of a C130. The Osprey carries double the load of a C2 Greyhound. You're right about the short range, though. |
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