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Old 17th Jul 2014, 16:58
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To have any chance in a brown-out, a V-22 crew has to use advanced avionics and an infrared camera. A conventional helicopter can manage brownout with high-tech assistance, making it much safer.
So, a V-22 using 'high-tech' assistance to land in brownout is unsafe, but a helicopter doing the same is safer? Not sure I follow that...

I've spoken to AFSOC operators who love the CV-22 and the capabilities it brings them, and they've got no reason to lie.
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