> The big problematic area for this class of aircraft historically has 
> been the transition between "hover", or rotor based operation and 
> "flying", where the wings are important. That regime is unstable and 
> recovery difficult.

This does not have to be as difficult as it is with the V-22. The Osprey is
designed for being stuffed into _very_ small space below a ship's deck.
If they had more space then it would have been possible to improve security
simply by increasing the wing span,

Martin.
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