Osprey – war for its own existence
Journal Title: INCAS BULLETIN - Year 2012, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The aircraft that flies like an airplane but takes off and lands like a chopper. It has been a long, strange trip: the V-22 has been 25 years in development, more than twice as long as the Apollo program that put men on the moon. V-22 crashes have claimed the lives of 30 men — 10 times the lunar program's toll — all before the plane has seen combat. The Pentagon has put $20 billion into the Osprey and expects to spend an additional $35 billion before the program is finished. In exchange, the Marines, Navy and Air Force will get 458 aircraft, averaging $119 million per copy.
Authors and Affiliations
SCHÓBER Tomáš, GREGA Matúš, NEČAS Pavel
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