The army has been using the Logan airport to test some new propellers for their V-22 Osprey aircraft. This Saturday was an open house to see the amazing aircraft up close. Of course we were not missing it. We went with our friends, the Checketts, and had a great time.
This airplane/helicopter was so cool to see. It was so huge too! It is amazing how something so big and heavy can fly and fly fast. We were able to go inside of the Osprey and see all of the controls and cargo spaces inside of this military aircraft. The kids had a good time walking around inside and pretending they were flying by sitting in the seats. When we looked in the cockpit, the pilot showed us all of the controls that make the Osprey fly. There were so many nobs and switches and buttons that I don't know how anyone could keep them straight and actually fly this thing. The Osprey can be flown by one pilot but typically there are two pilots flying it at a time.
As we were standing on the tarmac this cool looking airplane zoomed by. It reminded us of Ripslinger from Planes.
The Osprey is a military defense aircraft. It is a hybrid between a helicopter and an airplane. It can take off and land and even hover like a helicopter but the propellers can rotate to the front and then the aircraft can fly like an airplane up to 290 mph. It is so cool to see it fly. This aircraft is relatively quiet as is flies. It is also quite intimidating in the sky. I would not want to be on the enemy side as you see this plane fly in. The Osprey can hold up to 20,000 pounds of cargo including troops and land them anywhere. It is pretty awesome.
The reason the army was testing the new propellers in Logan is because supposedly Logan is the same altitude as Afghanistan. At this altitude, they army testers could see if the propellers would hold up in Afghanistan.
The kids loved seeing the Osprey but they were also excited to go out for ice cream afterward. We had a great time with the Checketts.
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