The house shook
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:15 pm
...as two of these passed over low the other day, and no time to get the camera...
Bet you got a bit of a shock!
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:33 pm
WOW
Bet you got a bit of a shock!
Bet you got a bit of a shock!
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:22 pm
You bet from the silhouette against the setting sun they looked like Tie fighters
(Talk about immersion!! Was doing a test flight of my own at the time)
(Talk about immersion!! Was doing a test flight of my own at the time)
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:36 pm
I remember when they were testing those things. Watched the protptype run off a leave his chase plane like it was up on jacks.
Helped do some tests on teh production version. We had to lift it onto a platform that read out the lift ability. It was tied down to a test device that worked like an upside down scale. We had to load it on teh test bed with a crane. Was VERY impressive when it was maxed out and trying to yank that mess out of the ground.
Quite a piece of carbon fiber workmanship.
Helped do some tests on teh production version. We had to lift it onto a platform that read out the lift ability. It was tied down to a test device that worked like an upside down scale. We had to load it on teh test bed with a crane. Was VERY impressive when it was maxed out and trying to yank that mess out of the ground.
Quite a piece of carbon fiber workmanship.
Several of them operating out of Kirtland AFB.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:38 am
We see them here a lot. 
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:41 pm
Cripes! A V-22! I'm modelling one in Lightwave 9 at the moment. But don't worry this one's got a sound suppressor. 
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:44 pm
that was my fav plane model to build when I was a kid
I think my brother ended up smashing it and then I remember not building any more models
I think my brother ended up smashing it and then I remember not building any more models
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:57 pm
They tend to smash up a lot in real life too ...... my brother ended up smashing it ...
but I haven't heard how they're doing recently.
I guess it may be similar to the Harrier ...
more training, better safety.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:52 am
Yes it was a controversial design but as of lately they ironed out the 'bugs' and it's a bit more stable I think. It may one day replace the helicopter as it can carry heavier loads longer distances. Plans may be on the drawing board to have a gunship version of the Osprey.