M1161 Growler: The Problematic Marine Jeep Designed for the Equally Polarizing V-22 Osprey

Even by the standards of the military-industrial complex, the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey Program took more time, resources, and sweet Benny Franklins than almost any single military contract in the history of aviation. The obvious expenses of making a tiltrotor aircraft capable of both helicopter and airplane-like flight genuinely reliable justify the expense to a degree. But there are also lesser-discussed expenses involved with the program that most people don't talk about.&l... (continue reading...)