Second Air Force CV-22 arrives at Edwards

Air Force Link ^ | 4 Nov 2005

[JRios1968]

Operational Test and Evaluation of the troubled CV-22 Osprey is about to start. This is a crucial step in the modernization of the Air Force's special operations arsenal.

[Chode]

lets hope this one can fly through clouds...

[Bigh4u2]

What the heck is flying past that plane?

Meteors?

[cynicom]

That turkey wont fly.

[G Larry]

I predict nothing but disaster for this ill-concieved, flying pig.

DoD needs the capability, but the Osprey is NOT the answer.

It will be grounded again by this time next year.
Pray for the flight crews!

[JRios1968]

Those are counter-measure flares.

[Bigh4u2]

Thanks.

But fired from where?

Doesn't seem to have originated from the Ospre.

Just makes a more dramatic picture I guess.

[JRios1968]

They do come from the Osprey. The most impressive thing I have seen is the C-5 dispensing flares...sorry, no pic, though.

[BenLurkin]

Saw one close up (static display) at the Edwards Air show last month and shot some video of it.

We may think it is 'for the birds' but let me tell you: there were a couple Chinese guys with zoom lenses who were photographing every inch of that thing. Especially the area of the tilt rotors.

[USNBandit]

The flare launchers are angled forward making the flares more effective against certain seeker algorithms.

[cynicom]

I like to say this turkey wont fly as it irritates a lot of people here on FR.

This turkey has been in gestation far too long. The first contract was let way back in the 80s. Cheney and DoD tried to kill it once. Politicians kept it alive, not the military.

[Bigh4u2]

Thanks.

Just seems to be coming from behind in the picture.

[rlmorel]

Looks like it is.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thing's been flying (trying to fly) for dozens of years with the Marines. They'ed had some mechanical problems, but have had more budget problems than flight problems. (Except the one CO who trashed repair records.)

Syrprized the USAF is re-re-retesting it at Edwards.

[rlmorel]

You are a polemicist then...:)

[cynicom]

There is another thread here on Osprey, naming names of experts that disagree with the Osprey.

[manwiththehands]

"Bugs in this here Osprey? Bugs? Bugs, shmugs. It's 2 months early, isn't it?"

[anonymoussierra]

What do you think?

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“I believe concentration should be made for F-22 eto F-35 and Comanche, and expand C-17 Global..III and new generation of it. This hybrid airplane is looking eto fore flying duck in sky. This is just her opinion.”
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thank you all

[cd jones]

looks like reflections on window from inside aircraft taking the picture

[balrog666]

I like to say this turkey wont fly as it irritates a lot of people here on FR.

Hang on, the shills will be here any minute to say it's the greatest thing since sliced bread and really won't kill that many more marines.