retained, expanded, and accelerated.  It is divided into 6 parts: (1) Introduction, (2) Features of the V-22 Osprey, (3) Benefits of the V-22 Osprey, (4) Why We Should Expand and Accelerate the V-22 Program, (5) Economic Benefits, and (6) Conclusion. Appended to it are attachments that provide further support, cite sources, and refute criticisms of the aircraft.

The Osprey V-22 is the first tilt-rotor aircraft ever produced. This unique technology gives it the characteristics of both an airplane and a helicopter. We have spent a lot of time and money researching this aircraft; its completion is long overdue. We can expedite the last phases of its production if we expand and accelerate the program.

2.1. It can take off and land vertically like a helicopter and fly with the speed of an airplane. The Osprey can travel faster at higher speeds and altitudes for longer than any aircraft we currently have. It has the capacity for self-deployment, which makes obsolete the need for aircraft carrier launch. Also it can carry a maximum of 24 fully armed Marines, more than any other mili

4.1. The Osprey has been under development since 1982. Since then, we may have reached a point of no return with it. At this stage in its development it makes no sense to end the program get nothing out of it. Instead we should expand and accelerate it so that we can have a fully functional, highly advanced new aircraft to show for all the time, money, and effort already invested in it.

At nearly 40 years old, however, the Sea Knight has to be inspected more frequently for mechanical flaws, and the Marine Corps version is limited to delivering 12 troops instead of the 25 as originally designed. The Marines say its cost per flight hour has risen 75 percent in recent years.

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