08-16-2012, 08:21 AM
These should be easier to identify. They don't make as choppy of a noise as a helicopter. They do want to do ops at fairly low altitude and there have been multiple crashes lately.
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/sections/...ent-attack
Osprey to join tactical training at PTA Tiltrotor craft complement attack helicopters after 2014
The Marines wanted to do V-22 ops 70ft above residences in Japan, that didn't go over too well:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/polit...r-protests
U.S. delays Osprey flights in Japan after protests
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/sections/...ent-attack
Osprey to join tactical training at PTA Tiltrotor craft complement attack helicopters after 2014
The Marines wanted to do V-22 ops 70ft above residences in Japan, that didn't go over too well:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/polit...r-protests
U.S. delays Osprey flights in Japan after protests
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*