The New Marine One

[LibLabUK]

Poll question: The New Marine One

Should it be:

The US/UK/Italian Lockheed Martin US101



or

The US Sikorsky VH-92





It's worth noting Bush doesn't get a say in it.

[Rosco T.]

1. (chuckle) how about a Bell 222

a.k.a. "Airwolf" :D

first target... Crawford...

[Gruenemann]

5. or a UH-1

let that boy ride in a huey, listening to Wagner.

[BrotherBuzz]

6. Rove wants this MI 24

for Bush* campaign appearances. What a splash hit Bush* will make when he lands this at the olympic soccer stadium next week.

Bring 'em on!

[Davis_X_Machina]

2. Make him fly in the 'perfectly safe' V-22 Osprey n/t

[kiahzero]

3. They haven't killed that program YET?

How the hell is that thing still alive?

[Davis_X_Machina]

4. Goin' strong....

Dallas Morning News
August 12, 2004
By Richard Whittle

Hybrid aircraft will be 'centerpiece,' he says after test flight

WASHINGTON - Navy Secretary Gordon England declared the V-22 a "centerpiece of future naval forces" after going for a ride for the first time in the tilt-rotor aircraft Wednesday.

....

Change of opinion

Mr. England's enthusiasm for the once-troubled Osprey marked a stark change from his cautious attitude toward the program last fall. In October, when the Osprey was in its fifth month of flight testing after being grounded for 17 months and redesigned, Mr. England said the V-22 program was "sensitive," if not "fragile."

Here's a link.

Must have lead contractors in a swing state....

[mark11727]

7. Until it's up and running...

... perhaps he could use THIS...?

[0rganism]

8. which one gives a better ride?

If I were the prez, I'd hold out for the tinted windows and the subwoofers, too.

[LibLabUK]

11. From what I've read and seen..

including an interview with a DOD spokesman, the Lockheed is the better helicopter. The problem is that the Lockheed is a British-Italian design built under licence and although the majority of the manufacturing is done in the US, the blades are British-made and the gearbox is Italian-made. That is compared to the 100% US-made Sikorsky.

The winner of the contract supplies 23 Marine-Ones and another 130 to the US Navy. So it's a big deal.

[lpbk2713]

9. Here's just what Smirky needs................

[baldguy]

10. Bush doesn't get to decide

and Bush won't get to use it