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By The Armorer on June 7, 2011 | | Comments (12)
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear...


06/05/2011 - A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands at a forward operating base in Afghanistan while a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft waits to take off June 5, 2011. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)

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By Grumpy on June 7, 2011 3:35 PM
 Caption:  *“it ain't gonna  fit.”*  
 
By Quartermaster on June 7, 2011 6:34 PM
 Where's your "can do" spirit Grumpy?
 
By Coralie Kinsky on June 7, 2011 8:05 PM
I backtracked through your previous posts as well and was quite impressed with them as well. You have quite a knack for blogging and I just wanted to let you know someone was reading what you have written.
 
By Grumpy on June 7, 2011 9:28 PM
 Quartermaster,

Sir, be my guest, it will surely cure the hemorrhoids.    
 
By John the Baptist on June 7, 2011 10:06 PM
To be honest, the first thought that sprang to mind was, "If that thing crashes right there, it's gonna shut down the primary and trap that Moose." 

I reckon I still don't trust the things. 
 
By RoyK on June 7, 2011 10:58 PM
Is there a requirement for all military aircraft to land on the active runway? Regardless of the type of aircraft?
Or is it that this runway has the only surface capable of supporting these diverse aircraft?
Is the Osprey not allowed to hover taxi to parking?

 
By BillT on June 7, 2011 11:38 PM
The Osprey is not allowed to do a lot of things it can do, and can't do a lot of things it was touted as being able to do.
 
By Justthisguy on June 8, 2011 2:21 AM
Can it autorotate to a survivable landing?  I mean, what happens if you run out of fuel in one of those things? 
 
By Justthisguy on June 8, 2011 2:26 AM
Miss Kinsky above seems to have read neither the Armorer's warning to spammers, nor my previous comment mentioning bolt cutters.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on June 8, 2011 3:54 PM
 The whirly-giggy thing is about to pick up the tow rope for the glider in the background. Ir will be an assisted take-off.

Cheers
 
By BillT on June 9, 2011 10:27 PM
Can it autorotate to a survivable landing?

Nope. It can't *glide* to one, either. So, what happens when you run out of fuel? Heh...

 
By Grumpy on June 10, 2011 7:56 AM
 Heinrichs, can you just see that? As you see them rolling down the runway, you hear, “TWANG!" The pilot yells, “What was that?”  One of the crew says, “We just left our---' tail'  on the ground."

BillT, I have this sense that you don't believe everything you read. Some would say that you are a little skeptical, but I believe you are more than a little cynical, Welcome to the "Old Pharts  Society”. I think that is a fair assessment of you. I can't tease you about it, because I am worse than you.

Note:  Edited in attempt to be  “Rulez Compliant”???