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malla1962
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 06:18
2 more from the fort lauderdale airshow.
myth337
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 09:17
good to see someone else likes the V22 as well.. ;)

nice view.

.. Lee
speedy_2
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 16:54
Nice shots. I prayed everyday that an Osprey wouldn't land on the ship I was on. Luckily none came. Those things scare me. LOL Cool idea on paper though. :)
malla1962
27th of July 2005 (Wed), 16:58
Nice shots. I prayed everyday that an Osprey wouldn't land on the ship I was on. Luckily none came. Those things scare me. LOL Cool idea on paper though. :)are they that bad lol.:lol::lol::lol:
John Ellis
28th of July 2005 (Thu), 13:21
These are of a very good standard... excellent work.
biznitch15
15th of January 2006 (Sun), 04:22
awesome pictures
Nidz
15th of January 2006 (Sun), 07:50
What an unusuall plane. I'd love to see something like this at the Air show down here. Hell I'd settle with a A-10.
yakbut
2nd of February 2006 (Thu), 20:49
Nice shots, the ospreys keep crashing don’t they, have they gone into service yet.
BIGTUFFGUY
2nd of February 2006 (Thu), 23:58
great looking aircraft. well captured also
4g63photo
3rd of February 2006 (Fri), 00:00
Excelent pictures. I love the F18.
mrclark321
3rd of February 2006 (Fri), 16:26
2 Great Shots!!

Dan
Ross McT.
3rd of February 2006 (Fri), 16:39
Great shot of the f-18.
I agree that the opsrey works well on paper, but not in a less than ideal world.

http://verticalreference.com/Videos/V22Crash_56K.wmv
JohnnyG
3rd of February 2006 (Fri), 16:54
Great shots of both airplanes. I'm not sure if I would want to fly the opsrey as it appears unstable to me. Quite a few have crashed in the past. As someone said, "looks good on paper".
R32Bum
3rd of February 2006 (Fri), 18:34
The V-22 has been redisigned since the infamous crashes of the past. I have personally seen several takeoffs and landings without incident.
Ross McT.
3rd of February 2006 (Fri), 18:47
The V-22 has been redisigned since the infamous crashes of the past. I have personally seen several takeoffs and landings without incident.

The concept is there, high speed, vertical take off, huge load etc.

For a vehicle that will see its way into combat, its certainly a delicate one. Loose an engine your hooped.
Loose electric/hydraulic control over the tilt mechanism, your hooped.
Loose the computer/electrical systems running it and your hooped.
It is an inherently unstable design that has taken about 40 years to get a version that doesn't bank over all the time.

I think that its an interesting design don't get me wrong, but its not something that I would want to be riding in... :lol:
BoySpot
4th of February 2006 (Sat), 19:36
The engines are cross linked so it will do okay on one. Tilt control is more of an issue but they did think about that when designing it. As for losing fly-by-wire, that is true of most military aircraft these days. It has ot been a trouble free gestation but I think it has finally got to the right place.