John Hairell wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:03:53 +0900, Gernot Hassenpflug
wrote:

(Henry J. Cobb) writes:

Will the increased cruising speed of the Osprey make it a better bet
for going downtown in the third world than the current fleet of
helicopters?

It will be a harder target because it doesn't stay in the air long
enough to get a good shot....

It will still have to come to a hover to drop off troops, and will
still be a target.

True, but which would you choose--an aircraft that remains within the
primary engagement envelope of *most* of the threat AAW systems
throughout the entire (slow) flight profile, or one that can operate
above it if necessary and flies substantially faster to boot?

Brooks


John Hairell )