Headquarters Marine Corps/Naval air systems command (Dec. 3, 2003): V-22 Osprey reaches 1,000-hour milestone.Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C. , MD -- The V-22 recently surpassed 1,000 flight hours flown since the Osprey's return to flight in May '02. Osprey osprey (ŏs`prē), common name for a bird of prey related to the hawk and the New World vulture and found near water in most parts of the world. No. 24 got the program past the mark during an icing test flight over Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (nō`və skō`shə) [Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography , where a V-22 Integrated Test Team detachment is currently based for the first half of the icing portion of the test plan. "It's fitting that this milestone was reached by Osprey No. 24 on our crucial icing detachment in Canada," said Air Force Col. Craig Olson, V-22 Joint Program Manager. "We've accomplished what we'd intended at this point since the return to flight, and that is truly a reflection of the teamwork between the program office and integrated test team." "This milestone represents a year and a half of hard work, successful testing, and mishap-free flying," said Kevin Morgan Kevin Andrew Morgan (born 23 February 1977 in Pontypridd) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons and has won 34 caps for Wales, mainly at full back but also as a winger. , V-22 Contractor Flight Test Director. "We've accomplished a lot over the last eighteen months. I couldn't be more proud of the folks at Pax, Edwards, and New River, and our industry partners at the sites. A lot of people came together to make this milestone happen." Since the V-22 program's return to flight, the Osprey has gone through exhaustive developmental testing, highlighted by two at-sea periods and a battery of high rate of descent tests that clearly defined the airplane's robust operating envelope and led to Tom Macdonald, the chief corporate test pilot, receiving the Society of Experimental Test Pilot's prestigious Iven C. Kincheloe award The Iven C. Kincheloe Award recognizes outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing. It was established in 1958 by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and honors the memory of test pilot and Korean War ace Iven C. . Additionally, the program received important shows of confidence from Department of Defense leadership during the two most recent defense acquisitions boards held at the Pentagon. In the coming months, the program will be focusing on other facets of developmental testing as well as supporting VMX-22, the tiltrotor test and evaluation squadron based at MCAS McCune-Albright syndrome (MCAS) A genetic syndrome characterized in girls by the development of ovarian cysts and puberty before the age of 8, together with abnormalities of bone structure and skin pigmentation. Mentioned in: Ovarian Cysts New River, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , as it prepares for the Osprey's operational evaluation next year and eventual fleet introduction of the aircraft. |
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