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V-22 Osprey to fly into Iraq without dust filters?
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/16293387.htm
As a result of the fire, the three squadrons training to fly the V-22 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, in North Carolina, are now flying the aircraft with air cleaning devices - called engine air particulate separators, or EAPS - switched off. The devices filter dirt and debris in the air that can cause premature wear and tear when sucked into the giant turbine engines that turn the V-22 rotors. Darcy said the air cleaning device did not cause the fire, but that switching the system off would prevent a recurrence of this particular incident. So how exactly are they going to fly into Iraqi duststorms this year without working EAPS? -HJC |
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