| The MV-22 Osprey testing began at the
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| | desk for G-2 Ops at IIIMEF. We sure could
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| greater Wilmington airport in Delaware
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| | have used it for that Rawanda Op. It
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| over twenty years ago; where the Del. air
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| | works and will work better.
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| Nat. Guard holds their monthly drills.
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| | Lots more range than 53 or 46 and lots
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| This was where it had its first crash.
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| | more versatile than c-130 or previously
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| Testing was then transferred to another
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| | mentioned helos. Again, once the bugs are
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| location. All the marines and marine
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| | worked out. Well obviously they have/are
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| pilots I have spoken with, feel that they
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| | being worked out. The USMC is now
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| would rather fly it than a fix wing cargo
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| | replacing there Sea Knights with them.
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| plan.
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| | It's a great new capability. As I said
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| It's a great aircraft with an unrealized
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| | previously it has taken over twenty years
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| potential. You have a butt load of
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| | to get to this point. This shows a future
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| cashbook jocks, soon to be without jobs,
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| | need for this type of aircraft.
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| in a hot hybrid rotor-fixed wing that are
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| | I'm sure after all this time, if not
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| only comfortable at 1-3000 ft and 100 or
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| | already, the bugs left can be worked out.
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| so kts. Flying the wings at 45 deg and
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| | We know that there would be no use for
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| 120kts just isn't what the designers had
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| | them while in plane mode. You could at
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| planned, or what the grunts want. The
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| | least put the guns on the side and fix to
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| plane will go 300+ if you flat the wings,
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| | front of the engines to give some kind of
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| but the fixed wing jocks in transition
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| | suppressive fire, instead of nothing.
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| aren't the majority, nor will they have
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| | last thing is what difference does is it
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| the input when the TTPs get ironed out. I
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| | make not having a chin mounted gun, the
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| say have one of each in the cockpit
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| | thing already costs too much you might as
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| (fixed and rotor jocks) and let them do
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| | well give it a gun or it will be
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| what they do best during the three phases
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| | defenseless and most likely be shot down.
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| of sortie.
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| | It was one of the unfortunate ones in Dec
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| Some of the marine pilots have logged
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| | 2000 at one of the Osprey crashes. At
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| 9,000 hours on fixed wing aircraft and as
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| | that time I felt it was best to "DUMP"
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| I see it, the MV-22 OSPREY is an Accident
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| | the osprey. But after seeing much work
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| looking for a place to happen! The V-22
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| | being done on this aircraft and learning
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| osprey might not be as safe as the DC-3
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| | how it truly does fly, I now think we
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| but is the safe DC-3 capable of keeping
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| | must push forward and transudation to
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| up with today's military requirements?
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| | this aircraft. If you look back at other
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| As with every other aviation platform it
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| | aircraft you too will see that there will
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| will take time to over come the bugs,
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| | believes lost. Nobody wants that but how
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| heck look how long it took the 53 to work
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| | much longer can the USMC depend on the 46
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| right and then hunted by substandard
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| | and 53. Yes, there may in fact be more
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| parts etc. Oh and let's not forget the
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| | deaths. But that's life just like driving
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| harrier... Gees-o-petes the happiest
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| | down the street you could always be
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| Harrier Pilot I ever met were flying a
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| | killed.
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