Heliplane 50's

[tonopahbubba]

That is the prototype of the VTOL test vehicle you idiot....the precursor to the Harrier Jump Jet.

Precursor to alien saucers.... only a moronic conspiracy theorist would think so....

[origindirewolf]

global warming is the least of their worries

[babbaj97]

that first on is a jet not a heliplane

[wietol]

its like a flting pig with the nose

[twentius777]

VTOL harrier already.

[Iiznevarfamous]

AKA Real Harrier

[SleepingHog]

Gadzooks !

[oilhammer04]

Those kinds of airplanes look so unstable and scary. Does the military even use the Osprey?

[the1bigace]

@oilhammer04 yes, sadly I worked on the airbase they trained the mechanics and pilots at. MCAS NEW RIVER North Carolina

[ccrich100]

yes, they are using the Ospreys in Iraq for the last couple years.

[MikeTaylorLives]

@oilhammer04

Yes they do.

[norcopb]

@oilhammer04 That Osprey in the end of the video is the property of Nasa, and was a test plane, as I remember. But U.S. Navy has some of them, and use them daily, yes. =)

[Djrepsaj]

@oilhammer04 Yep.

[HailTheBackwardsMan]

@oilhammer04 Yeah, and they plan on making i think 20-30 every year from now on until they reach like 400-500 or so (360 for marines, the others for navy and usaf))

[PHeMoX]

@HailTheBackwardsMan Many would argue that plane has already become obsolete as there's the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion and Chinook to take care of most of it's tasks. Even speed and range has become somewhat of a none-issue for those and they can do more.

The idea of the Osprey becoming the ultimate 'dropship' has been flawed from the start. You'll need some kind of VTOL technology currently still relatively sci-fi for that.

[nippe97]

@oilhammer04 yes they do and its very stable

[emerychandler]

@oilhammer04 yea they do, mostly air force special forces and the navy recon unites. It is actually very stable, its just kinda hard to fly, after some training though its easy. 

[italianpny43]

@emerychandler The Marines use it too.

[LAZARSHOW]

@oilhammer04 yes they do

[italianpny43]

@oilhammer04 Yes, but it has a pretty bad track record when it comes to safety.

[G777GUN]

Is it a test aircraft

[icon001]

Effin cool looking !!!

[b0gAtYr]

How did the first one work?

[arias1772]

vectored thrust

[plasticspacedisco]

looks like something i shit out.

[Seneka4295]

I say, what a devilishly hideous machine.

[papa12213]

that is 1 ugly aircraft

[WARPUNK]

copado yo quiero viajar en uno de esos!!