Spike Jones wrote:
>
> The V22 Osprey tilt rotor will be a big leap forward in the
> convenience of travel within cities, if the Boeing guys
> manage to work out the inherent difficulties with the
> craft. Skyscrapers could have one on the roof, or they
> could hop from one large building to the next in a kind
> of air taxi service.
That's been tried before, with helicopters, with poor results.
> Now then, question please: how many of those of you who
> are aircraft fans heard about the accident? I talked to several
> guys who knew nothing about it. I find this remarkable that
> such an important story went largely unnoticed. spike
Only coverage I saw was in AvLeak and the Aerotech News & Review- and
underplayued even there. V-22 is a corporate welfare program that's
running very very scared because Dick Cheney is going to drive a well
deserved stake through its heart this time. Program, operating, and per
unit costs have all gone through the roof, and the functionality
improvements simply aren't worth it.
-- Doug Jones Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor-aerospace.com
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