And then there's the USMC V-22 Osprey...

Post #2,203 by a6l6e6x 7/18/01 11:58:34 AM Reply	And then there's the USMC V-22 Osprey... [link\|http://www.navair.navy.mil/v22/\|Osprey picture] One wonders how long it will take to develop controls that work with humans. Alex
Post #2,234 by addison 7/18/01 2:54:06 PM Reply	I understand the Osprey now. Makes perfect sense the problems they're having, now that I'm a employee of a government contract. Weird, wild stuff, as Johnny Carson would say. But one might note that Boeing is developing a 'Civilian' version - which is not having the teething problems. I ascribe this to one team working on it. As opposed to spread out to the nether reaches of the subcontracting system to meet government requirements. (So that the guys putting the hydraulic lines know what pressure the pumps will be generating, and if it changes, they'll all be notified, etc). Plus, it doesn't have to have the redundancy and ability to "survive" ground fire, so its less complex, and easier to build, and less to go wrong. Addison
Post #2,240 by Ashton 7/18/01 3:48:41 PM Reply	So then.. what about the Cartercopter\ufffd ?? I presume you've at least given a gander to Doug's webpages ? A.
Post #2,254 by Fearless Freep 7/18/01 5:04:32 PM Reply	Re: I understand the Osprey now. As opposed to spread out to the nether reaches of the subcontracting system to meet government requirements. Not really government requirements but political requirements. Spread the development of a new system to as many different companies (in many different congressional districts/states) as you can and you guarentee it will never be cancelled That's what happened with the C-17. Jay O'Connor "Going places unmapped to do things unplanned to people unsuspecting"
Post #2,280 by Ashton 7/18/01 10:55:00 PM Reply	Now That's the best excuse for the 'Osprey' I've seen!

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