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To: FlyVet
If the KISS principle were the ultimate expression of a vehicle's combat-worthiness, then everything after the chariot would flunk.
34 posted on 09/30/2002 4:27:17 PM PDT by Poohbah
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To: Poohbah
If the KISS principle were the ultimate expression of a vehicle's combat-worthiness, then everything after the chariot would flunk.

Maybe so. I think I read a book on every WW II fighter or bomber, and at one time or another it seems most were nicknamed "widowmaker" due to design problems. Case in point the P-38 which had a nasty habit of losing an engine on takeoff early on, instant death for an unskilled pilot. Dubya flew the F-102 and that was also called "widowmaker" due to its ejection seat problems. Maybe they will work the bugs out of the Osprey and this creature, but I guess I'll remain skeptical. It seems there are better avenues than this design. You probably know more than me.

35 posted on 09/30/2002 4:38:30 PM PDT by FlyVet
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