Wings Over Houston Saturday 2012
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A V-22 Osprey shown here in high speed "plane mode". It can vertically lift 40 combat ready troops and fly them at 300MPH to an engagement, then set down vertically in the field. Air blasters in the nacelles divert the dust cloud from a desert landing away from the landing area so the troops can see during the disembarkation. Early accidents plagued the design but no unusual incidents have occurred during the last 10 years and field performance has been great.
