V-22 Completes Warm-Up For Operational Evaluation

Posted on: Jul. 11th, 2004 || Source: aviationnow.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

The V-22 Osprey has completed a seven-week operational assessment, a precursor to the crucial operational evaluation (OPEVAL) that is scheduled to begin in about six months.

The operational assessment, or "pre-OPEVAL," began May 18 and concluded near the end of the week of June 28-July 2, said Ward Carroll, a spokesman for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), where the V-22 program is based.

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