Posted on 10/07/2007 6:54:38 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
Don’t ya love it when someone catches Time or the N.Y. time with an agenda get caught?
Having been in the CH-46 many times,watched the air detachment work all night to keep them FMC (full mission capable), I’ll take a new MV-22 over a 40 year old rattletrap any day. I doubt the reporter rode in either aircraft.
God I hate CH46s.
I was contacted by Thompson in late August. ... Thompson left out the part where I indicated my support and hopes for VMM-263's success and resultantly I am presented as a "critic."
ping
The lie is on page 1, the retraction is on page 30 of a 20 page magazine.
The MSM knows this. The lie will get reported as truth.
That anti-gun hit book based ENTIRELY ON PROVEN LIES AND FRAUD is still reported as truth in the ivy leagues.
I saw my first Osprey flying up the Hudson Thursday.
‘Way cool! Those huge props were something to see!
This is just another (albeit more stealthy) way to disarm our troops and prevent the use of American military force. Unjustified criticism is intended to prevent the adoption of new, and desperately needed equipment. This leaves the services of having to field obsolete equipment, while driving maintenance costs sky high due to age. Meanwhile readiness and combat power suffer.
Further, it must be remembered that not all equipment is going to meet a complete universe of requirements. Get the requirements for the mission right and no problem. Start attempting to make every system gold plated and we’ll never field anything due to cost. Look at what it took to armor Hummers. It’s a damn useful vehicle, but was never intended to be an armored car. The mission requirements changed and demanded what was essentially an armored car - and we managed to adapt. We need to think that way about the Osprey.
This did not seem to bother these pros in the least.
Too much word and definition/designation parsing going on with both sides of this controversy......
zero chance of autorotation is scary.....
The Flight Manual of the CH-46 was written in more blood then any of the MV-22 critics will ever admit to.
At one time it was easily the deadliest helicopter ever in the Marine Corps inventory, and it may still hold that dubious honor.
I learned long ago that whatever the MSM says either about Airlines or Military flying is going to be pretty wide of the mark. I don't believe anything else they say either.
“The C-2 Greyhounds I flew for the Navy couldn’t autorotate either”
so what?
they weren’t airborne at walk speed....and they have 700 sq ft of wing to glide on....
Exactly what one would expect from a Bell rep. He earns his living with them, not gonna be eager to say anything detrimental to Bell.
However, buying oranges from him might be a high-risk venture; you may end up with a passel of apples.
I think this is a cool airplane......but looking at it in the context of a hot LZ.....?......uh-uh......
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