Post by jerryfmcompushaft on Sept 11, 2012 13:51:33 GMT -5
TOKYO - Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday against U.S. plans to deploy Osprey hybrid aircraft on a southern Japanese island amid renewed safety concerns.
The protesters - as many as 100,000, according to organizers - gathered at a seaside park on Okinawa to demand that the plan to deploy 12 MV-22 Osprey aircraft on the island be scrapped, saying they are unsafe. The U.S. plans to deploy the Osprey, which takes off like a helicopter and flies like an airplane, to replace older CH-46 helicopters that are already there. More
No Comment- just found it interesting and wondered if any of you have any comments. Tim?
The protesters - as many as 100,000, according to organizers - gathered at a seaside park on Okinawa to demand that the plan to deploy 12 MV-22 Osprey aircraft on the island be scrapped, saying they are unsafe. The U.S. plans to deploy the Osprey, which takes off like a helicopter and flies like an airplane, to replace older CH-46 helicopters that are already there. More
No Comment- just found it interesting and wondered if any of you have any comments. Tim?