(Henry J. Cobb) wrote in message . com...
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?

-HJC

Absolutely not. The V-22 is a transitional flight machine that will
have to transition to achieve level flight and land, making it highly
vunerable. The helicopter, by comparison might be slower in level
flight but it takes a lot less skill and time to land. The helicopter
also has the advantage of not falling out of the sky like a brick
everytime there is a inflight mechanical failure. The V-22, OTOH, is a
flying death trap whose record had to falsified in order for the
program to stay alive. No matter how many claim the "bugs" are worked
out a transitional flight machine is inherently dangerous to both the
pilots and the crew aboard.
I favor cancelling this program along with the F-22 Raptor.

Rob

BTW, there is nothing new about the V-22. The Germans had two
transitional flight aircraft in the design stage at the end of WW2-
from Focke Achgelis and WeserFlug.