"First Ospreys Land In Iraq; One Arrives After 2 Setbacks"

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:06:42 -0700, Rob Arndt
wrote:

On Oct 17, 4:14?pm, wrote:
On Oct 17, 3:53 pm, Tiger wrote:

The Media bashing of the V-22 is getting old. The B-58 had more
accidents than the v-22 ever had. Other programs have had troubled
histories: F4U, F7U, F-104, AV-8,etc...

How many of those has to transition from forward flight to hover in a
combat zone?

How many of those will lose 24-26 men instead of 1-10 if shot down?
None in US aviation inventory history. And, don't say heavy transports
have either b/c the V-22 is not one of them and is completely
vunerable in transitional flight as compared to evasive maneuvering,
ditching, and a controlled crashed landing in the big transports.

In the Osprey, you are a sitting duck in transition- take-off or
landing.

Hell Fire and Brimstone, EVERY aircraft is a "sitting duck" when
taking off or landing. It's low, slow, dirty and as easy a mark at it
gets.

The difference is that the V-22 will be going in harm's way where
bigger aircraft like the C-130 or C-17 don't get so close to the
action.

But you fight wars near the source of the action. Otherwise why be
there?

Damne airplane has beens studied to death. Now it's in the field.
Time will tell who's right.