[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/h%C3%A9licopt%C3%A8res-50/topic/bellboeing-v22-osprey-consorts-256/?post=45474#post-45474]nico2[/url] a dit le 21/12/2009 à 23:16 :[/b]

[url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=mro&id=news/v2212179.xml&headline=Mission%20Readiness%20Up%20for%20V-22%20in%20Afghanistan]Mission Readiness Up for V-22 in Afghanistan[/url]

[quote]The V-22 Osprey has been plagued with mission readiness rates hovering at 62%, but operations in Afghanistan have seen those rates rising steadily through the 70% and 80% range, according to U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway.

Conway said he would like to see the tiltrotor "climb the ladder to the 90%" range. "It's on that trajectory," he said, adding that any problems that have arisen so far do not involve the aircraft's major systems.

"This isn't just a replacement for the CH-46," Conway told reporters at the Pentagon Dec. 15. "We're using [V-22s] in some of our operations to land troops deep and to very quickly build up troop numbers on deck."

New guns on the Osprey also are providing a self-escort, immediate suppression capability, he said.[/quote]

Décidément, que de news pour le V-22  :D .

Autre article sympa (en anglais aussi) :

[url=http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1812373.html]Bell Helicopter's V-22 makes combat debut in Afghanistan[/url]

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