ibenez wrote:

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon (search) on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to begin full-rate production of the V-22 Osprey (search), the hybrid helicopter-airplane that the Marine Corps considers vital to the future of its air fleet.

If you havn't seen one of these things convert in mid-air, it's a sight to behold.

I'll agree, it's cool but, as that "bastion of liberal thought" the Cato Institute (yes, that was sarcasm, the Cato Institute is about as conservative as it gets) put it, "In short, the V-22 Osprey is an albatross around the Pentagon's and taxpayers' necks. The program should be terminated." See more of their commentary on this here.

RE: FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Pentagon Approves Osprey Production