"Navy Downplays V-22 Troubles"

[Mike]

Navy officials are denying a report by the Project on Government
Oversight (POGO) which claims a new V-22 Osprey airplane suffered
engine damage, lost power, and made an unplanned landing after flying
into icing conditions.
http://www.pogo.org/p/defense/da-051001-v22.html

[Jim Carriere]

Mike wrote:
> Navy officials are denying a report by the Project on Government
> Oversight (POGO) which claims a new V-22 Osprey airplane suffered
> engine damage, lost power, and made an unplanned landing after flying
> into icing conditions.
> http://www.pogo.org/p/defense/da-051001-v22.html

Summary, a "source" reported a V-22 flew into icing conditions, had
engine problems, and landed. It may or may not have been equipped
with de-icing equipment. Half a dozen paragraphs of amateurish
conjecture and basic background information.

Project On Government Oversight... Hmm, an organization of people
with good intentions, heavy on noisemakers and light on people with
the ability to find out and understand technical information. Their
childish reporting takes away from their messages that may have real
merit.

This article was written by "Eric Miller," their "Senior Defense
Investigator." His statement "And now we find out the aircraft can't
even fly into a cloud" is plain stupid. Did he actually talk to (and
heaven forbid, LISTEN TO) any knowledgeable aviation person? He
confuses himself with the term compressor stall and equates it to
engine failure. There is no discussion of anti-ice equipment (did
the author learn there is a difference between anti and de-ice?).
I'll stop there.

Not everyone is cut out for science and engineering, but geez, it's
not hard to find one who is and talk to them. If this were a
highschool paper, it would earn a C- or D on technical accuracy and
lack of research.

Thanks for the story about our Constitutional freedoms being
squandered by morons like this. I _am_ in a good mood today.