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"Seeking Foreign Buyers For Osprey"
I guess common sense is not your forte. An Apache has a hell of lot better chance at survival than a troop-carryong transitional rotorcraft with exposed engines at the tips of vunerable wings. It is not heavily armored as well. When civilians and the military alike call the V-22 things like Turkey- Shoot, Easy Prey, and Let's Pray, I think they show a definate lack of confidence with the craft. Time will tell. You missed who the comment was directed to, didn't you?? The Apache is a moderately good, quite overpriced attack helicopter. The Osprey is a flying deathtrap and a worst-possible-design attempt at VTOL. It can't be flown as a conventional aircraft-I guess it can be landed in shear-off-the-rotors forward mode, but it's something you can't practice. It has two engines, a pessimal number for VTOL even with cross-shafting and suffficient excess power. We should concede we were bamboozled, yes, bamboozled and have the Osprey fleet used for reefage in salt water and walk away. |
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