V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame

D-AIHC · 10-03-2007, 02:16 PM

Came upon this article and it's very interesting - 25 years in the making, $20B spent and an expected $35B more to be spent. The Osprey will be deployed for combat for the first time in Iraq.

V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame - TIME

The article is quite lengthy and there are many interesting points to be discussed. What are your thoughts as a member of the mliitary (current & former) and as a civilian? Or what are your thoughts as a taxpayer, in general?

gospodin · 10-03-2007, 10:04 PM

All new weapons systems have their critics, and all new machines have a "break-in" period, where defects and shortcomings in training will show up. We'll probably see some accidents and groundings for the V-22...but we'll just have to see if this thing is reliable and combat ready over the next few years. The UH-1 had a terrible record when it was first introduced, and look at it now.

10-03-2007, 02:16 PM	#1
D-AIHC Essen Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,192	V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame Came upon this article and it's very interesting - 25 years in the making, $20B spent and an expected $35B more to be spent. The Osprey will be deployed for combat for the first time in Iraq. V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame - TIME The article is quite lengthy and there are many interesting points to be discussed. What are your thoughts as a member of the mliitary (current & former) and as a civilian? Or what are your thoughts as a taxpayer, in general? __________________ Lufthansa - Star Alliance member since 1997

10-03-2007, 10:04 PM	#2
gospodin Diecast Blasphemer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ceti Alpha V Age: 52 Posts: 3,626	Re: V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame All new weapons systems have their critics, and all new machines have a "break-in" period, where defects and shortcomings in training will show up. We'll probably see some accidents and groundings for the V-22...but we'll just have to see if this thing is reliable and combat ready over the next few years. The UH-1 had a terrible record when it was first introduced, and look at it now. __________________ Steve I either want less corruption in government, or more opportunity to participate in it.

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