On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:24:18 +0530, Henry J Cobb
postulated :
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/9366221/detail.html
"This ain't your grandpa's V-22," said Maj. David Lane, of the U.S.
Marine Corps. "This aircraft is phenomenally safe. I've got a family. I
wouldn't strap myself in if I wasn't comfortable with where it stands
and where it was at."

Has it really been in development that long? ;-)

We were lake fishing in central NC this past Saturday 6/10 and I saw
two aircraft that appeared to be V-22 passing towards the SE which
would be in the general direction of Cherry Point MCAS. Too distant
for definite identification but I'm pretty sure they were V-22s.