[rednesss]

I guess it proves the adage that you could get a brick to fly if it has sufficient thrust.

And also sufficient $$$$ bucks. What did they have to spend on the Osprey to get it in the air???

The future of the aircraft was at issue in 1989-92, when Secretary of Defense Cheney sought to cancel the program on grounds of affordability. Congress continued to fund the program, however, and through FY2000 some $10 billion was provided for the program, which as of December 31, 1999, was estimated by the Defense Department to cost some $38.1 billion to develop and produce 458 aircraft.

I think it's up to like $111 million a plane now.

[pissant]

Yep, and the VTOL will replace it in the future.

[RasterMaster]

That's a WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT than a brige to nowhere or the Robert C. Byrd memorial parkbench, or FRed's earmarks mentioned up thread.

Got a point, or are you STUCK ON STUPID?