On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:21:41 -0400, "Raymond O'Hara"
wrote:


"Matt Wiser" wrote in message
...
As long as it takes. The USMC has a habit of getting its way on
procurement,
so either get on board or get out of the way. Not to mention that it's
been
a number of years since the last crash (the one that had 19 Marines
killed),
and the aircraft has been tested, evaled, and tested again. If you've got
an
alternative aircraft to replace the H-46, let's hear it. If not, follow
the
above advice.



there comes a point when it's obvious the thing doesn't work as advertised.
the V-22 passed that 5 years ago.
the B-29 had no more than normal teething troubles and was soon enough
sorted out.

The development of the B-29 was long, expensive and difficult for
the time. There was a direct and urgent need that made it worth
the trouble. Under similar pressure the V-22 might have worked
two decades ago.


Peter Skelton