V-22 Defender Strikes + V-22 Assessment by a Ret. Naval Aviator

On Oct 12, 7:49 pm, Bill Kambic wrote:
You don't like the program. That's pretty clear. But it seems to me
that you're allowing your prejudices to overcome reason. Every new
technology has problems. Whether or not this technology works out
will be known in 25 years or so, not now.

You are aware that it's been in developement for 25 years already
right?

So you could easily say that "in 25 years or so" is now, not in
another 25 years.

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:08:37 -0700, Duwop wrote:

On Oct 12, 7:49 pm, Bill Kambic wrote:
You don't like the program. That's pretty clear. But it seems to me
that you're allowing your prejudices to overcome reason. Every new
technology has problems. Whether or not this technology works out
will be known in 25 years or so, not now.

You are aware that it's been in developement for 25 years already
right?

Ayup.

So you could easily say that "in 25 years or so" is now, not in
another 25 years.

No, Sir, becauase "developoment" is not "deployment." Everything to
date is theoretical. Maybe the practice will show strengths not yet
appreciated and maybe we'll see weaknesses not yet identified.

Until you put it to work in the hands of Naval Aviators on a day to
day basis you really don't know if it will work or not.