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Special "Le Bourget" (11): Osprey ready to be used in Iraq

Paris, France - Passed an 18 days test in the desert

According to US Army sources interviewed by AVIONEWS during "Le Bourget air show", now in process near Paris, the controversial tilt rotor MV-22 Osprey is ready for its operative use in Iraq, after brilliantly passing an 18 days test in a desert environment, which allowed it to get the IOC - Initial Operation Capability, a landmark for a military aircraft coming into commission. The tests carried...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1075668
Rome, Italy, 06/19/2007 19:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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