Osprey highlights.In November 2003, the V-22 Osprey program began testing the aircraft's deicing De-icing is the process of removing ice from a surface. Anti-icing is the process of preventing ice from forming on a surface. Deicing can be accomplished by mechanical methods (scraping), through the application of heat, by use of chemicals designed to lower and anti-icing systems in Canada. Osprey No. 24 will conduct test flights from Shearwater shearwater, common name for members of the family Procellariidae, gull-like sea birds related to the petrel and the albatross and including the fulmar. Shearwaters are found on unfrozen saltwaters all over the world, with 35 species in North America. , Nova Scotia, through April. Also in November, the V-22 Integrated Test Team completed a detachment to Bataan (LHD LHD abbr. Latin Litterarum Humaniorum Doctor (Doctor of Humanities; Doctor of Humane Letters) 5), below, the Osprey's second at-sea period. During 11 days of shipboard suitability testing, 5 V-22 pilots performed deck landing qualifications. Tests were also conducted to expand the aircraft's wind-over-deck envelope and measure the effects of hovering H-53 and H-46 helicopters on the Osprey while on deck. In December, the V-22 surpassed 1,000 flight hours since the aircraft returned to flight in May 2002. On 9 January Maj. Gen. Jim Amos, Commanding General 3d Marine Air Wing, flew the Osprey in both helicopter and airplane modes. Maj. Gen. Amos is pictured at right in top photo with Lt. Col. Kevin Gross, V-22 Integrated Test Team Government Flight Test Director. The last CH-53E Super Stallion The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (Sikorsky S-80E), is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. Sailors commonly refer to the Super Stallion as the "Hurricane Maker" because of the downward thrust the helicopter generates. was delivered to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 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, N.C., in November 2003. The Super Stallion provides heavy lift and transport capability for the Marine Corps. Facing page, combat cargo crew members secure a forklift to a CH-53E aboard Peleliu (LHA 5) during Operation Iraqi Freedom. EDITED BY WENDY LELAND |
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