Marines Report Osprey Has Proven Itself in Iraq

American Forces Press Service ^ | Jim Garamone

[SandRat]

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[writer33]

Would you stop posting over my important Ron Paul stuff in order to support the troops?

It would really be appreciated. :-)

[missnry]

The Chickens are off their roost!!

[A.A. Cunningham]

VMM-263 gives a heart “FU” to all of those experts both here and elsewhere who said they would fail.

[rlmorel]

I’m with you, A.A. Cunningham...I’m with you.

I am just glad they have another tool that is going to make the fight against those slimeballs more one-sided.

I want it to be as unfair and one sided as we can make it.

I am looking forward to see how this aircraft is deployed once they start figuring out what can and cannot be done with it, after they have some experience.

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[rlmorel]

And Thank YOU SandRat for taking the time to post this. I have been following the development and deployment of the V-22 for a while, and it seemed like there wasn’t much reporting on the Squadron once it got to Iraq.

[Sherman Logan]

How can this be?

I remember dozens of threads on FR with the “experts” stating that this aircraft would absolutely, positively never work.

[SandRat]

Some things take time to find.

[SandRat]

Expert = Has been under pressure.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for posting. I can’t believe the helo requires 24 manhour of maintenance for every airhour. That is staggering.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It is a rosy evaluation, but the craft has never been under real battle conditions.

[SandRat]

Blood of Tyrants thinks himself one of those “Experts.”

[Sherman Logan]

I’m very much an agnostic on the issue, as I have no expertise at all. But I remember being surprised by the venom amd certainty of the anti-Osprey crowd.

Many if not most weapons systems had a rocky start and required re-engineering. It’s often only after re-engineering fails repeatedly that one can say that a system is just not workable. After all, every system fails up till the time when it doesn’t.

[Spruce]

I bet they are already working-out the kinks in the Gunship version.

Can you imagine this bird with nothing but big-ass guns? loitering ...

Uff-da

[stylin19a]

Less than a month ago...

Osprey Engines Failing in Iraq

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[Squantos]

Amarillo is proud.........:o)

[rlmorel]

All engines fail in those conditions. Increased wear and tear is inevitable.

I wonder what it is like to change an engine in one of those versus a CH-46. Anyone with experience on CH-46’s want to comment on that?