The Osprey program was nearly scrapped after a history of mechanical failures and two test crashes that killed 23 Marines in 2000. But development continued, and the aircraft have been deployed to Iraq.
While the General Accounting Office questioned the V-22's performance in a report last year, the Marine Corps has called it effective.
Click Click D'oh wrote:It's more than just the rotor was from an MV-22, it's also the downwards pointed jet wash coming from the rotated engines.
