Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey

[jslugman]

It was, too bad the pyro was SNAFU'D.

[Joe Copalman]

Speaking of the MAGTF demo, is everyone sandbagging their mass helo-formation shots, or was it really just a stream of single-ship arrivals/departures?

[bilwor]

They announced there was a short in the ignition circuit

[jslugman]

The "wall of fire" actually was ignited but no planes in the area and no announcement so no one caught it it seems.

[Matt Ottosen]

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA, KIWA, IWA) "Willie"

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 (VMM-166) "Sea Elk"

[Daniel DeSart]

[Ned Harris]

Daniel: Nice shooting with you this morning. Here is one of my images of that USMC Osprey.


_MG_3240 USMC MV-22 Osprey by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[cpasley]

V-22 Osprey VMM-161 and AH-1W Cobra by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Jay Beckman]

VMM-561 "Pale Horse" Colorbird dropping onto the hover pad at MCAS Miramar

[Jeff D. Welker]

NESTING - Pandion Haliaetus

[Ned Harris]

MV-22 Osprey, MCAS Miramar, 6/3/11.


_MG_5502 MCAS Miramar by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Bubak]

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey #168021 32 USMC MAG 29 VMMT-204 Raptors by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr
 
Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey #168021 32 USMC MAG 29 VMMT-204 Raptors by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Chris Kennedy]

Your tax dollars at work. In first photo, crew chief is banging on the lower part of the door, trying to get it open. Finally gives up and jumps out the top. I don't know how many millions these things cost, but I guess you don't get much door for that.

Heavy overcast out there when the aircraft arrived, so I really didn't get anything particularly good.

[Chris Kennedy]

About the best I could do on a dark day. He landed with the rotors in helicopter mode, but he didn't land vertically, just slowly. Tilted the rotors forward to taxi.

Interesting that a squadron called the "Greyhawks" has a winged horse for its symbol.