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The Osprey is a tilt-roter which takes off as a helicopter but flies like a plane. It is known for it's nasty downwash which can knock people off their feet and even wreck helipads.

Its rotors are a compromise: larger than a plane's propellor but smaller than a helicopter's rotor. Its weight must be supported on a smaller swept area (higher disk loading). This means a more concentrated downwash. Is my reasoning correct?

Edit: it seems that my physics reasoning is correct. Sophit's link compares, quantitatively, disk area and disk loading between an Osprey vs helicopter of similar mass.

The Osprey is a tilt-rotor which takes off as a helicopter but flies like a plane. It is known for it's nasty downwash which can knock people off their feet and even wreck helipads.

Its rotors are a compromise: larger than a plane's propeller but smaller than a helicopter's rotor. Its weight must be supported on a smaller swept area (higher disk loading). This means a more concentrated downwash. Is my reasoning correct?

Edit: it seems that my physics reasoning is correct. Sophit's link compares, quantitatively, disk area and disk loading between an Osprey vs helicopter of similar mass.

The Osprey is a tilt-roter which takes off as a helicopter but flies like a plane. It is known for it's nasty downwash which can knock people off their feet and even wreck helipads.

Its rotors are a compromise: larger than a plane's propellor but smaller than a helicopter's rotor. Its weight must be supported on a smaller swept area (higher disk loading). This means a more concentrated downwash. Is my reasoning correct?

The Osprey is a tilt-roter which takes off as a helicopter but flies like a plane. It is known for it's nasty downwash which can knock people off their feet and even wreck helipads.

Its rotors are a compromise: larger than a plane's propellor but smaller than a helicopter's rotor. Its weight must be supported on a smaller swept area (higher disk loading). This means a more concentrated downwash. Is my reasoning correct?

Edit: it seems that my physics reasoning is correct. Sophit's link compares, quantitatively, disk area and disk loading between an Osprey vs helicopter of similar mass.

The Osprey is a tilt-roter which takes off as a helicopter but flies like a plane. It is known for it's nasty downwash which can knock people off their feet and even wreak helipads.

It's rotors are a compromise: larger than a plane's propellor but smaller than a copters rotor. It's weight must be supported on a smaller swept area (higher disk loading). This means a more concentrated downwash. Is my reasoning correct?

The Osprey is a tilt-roter which takes off as a helicopter but flies like a plane. It is known for it's nasty downwash which can knock people off their feet and even wreck helipads.

Its rotors are a compromise: larger than a plane's propellor but smaller than a helicopter's rotor. Its weight must be supported on a smaller swept area (higher disk loading). This means a more concentrated downwash. Is my reasoning correct?