After taking his first ride in a V-22 Osprey today, Navy Secretary Gordon England strongly praised the tiltrotor aircraft, though he noted its cost must be reduced. England's flight started and finished in New River, NC. In a midday conference call with reporters, he said the flight lasted about 40 to 50 minutes and began when the aircraft, with its nacelles tilted about 60 degrees, performed a short takeoff that surprised England. It was like a conventional takeoff, he noted,...
