"Great news"?
Bet it's grounded again within a year.
The test should have been a long sequence of Take offs and landings in a variety of weather. That's where our troops are going to be at max risk.
Damn thing was in design reviews in 1985.
It's a lousy implementation of a marginal concept!
Okay, maybe I'm being a bit too optimistic. A guy can hope though, can't he? :)
A very safe bet considering aircraft of all types get grounded each year -- even ones that you & I consider to be fairly reliable. Fleet groundings are routine when accident investigations begin to point toward something that doesn't get covered in maintenance cycles. If the MV-22 doesn't get grounded this year it will probably mean that they are not putting very many hours on the aircraft.
Bet you're wrong.
The test should have been a long sequence of Take offs and landings in a variety of weather.
That's already been done. You must have missed all of those flights in Nova Scotia the last two winters.
Damn thing was in design reviews in 1985.
You can thank Dick Cheney and his lap dog David Chu for the bulk of the delay in getting the V-22 to IOC.
It's a lousy implementation of a marginal concept!
Marginal? Fine, you can continue to fly on 35+ year old Phrogs but don't even think about bitching about the low airspeed, payload, et al, you'll be saddled with.
What the Osprey is is a prime example of why you don't let the Navy manage a Marine Corps project.