Frankly, I’d be more interested in what the actual end-user commanders have to say about it than the test organization for it or the PM of the Program.
Agreed.
In the present administration, commanders have to watch what they say.
Son "Ace" and I used to watch them test the Ospreys from Quantico at our home airport at Manassas, VA. They would shoot instrument approaches and switch from airplane to rotary operation in the process. We fell in love with them!
If it moves and the Marines use it they’re going to hang guns on it.
Semper Fi
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A lesson we learned in Vietnam. Helicopters are great, armed helicopters are better. I can’t imagine any commander not wanting to improve the survivability of an Osprey or it’s crew. Of course, there is a diminishing return, too much external load, loss of performance.