[MilCom] V-22 On Steroids

[MJ Cleary]

I heard that when the CH-46 first came out they were considered flying 
deathtraps since they tended to come apart in the air. This was before my 
time so maybe someone who was around then can comment on that.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Douglass" <webbfeat at 1s.net>
Subject: [MilCom] V-22 On Steroids


> Someone in the Pentagon must be impressed by tilt rotor potential despite 
> them being "flying deathtraps!";
>
>
> Note: If you take a close look at the history of aviation you'll find many 
> cutting-edge programs such as the F-117, B-1, F-111, SR-71 and others also 
> suffered from crashes during their development, but as the learning curve 
> goes up and systems evolve they have all become important military assets.
>