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The Osprey has been in development for decades. Heres What You Need to Know: The Osprey’s vertical-lift capability allows it to land on ships other than an aircraft carrier. For over fifty years, the Navy has operated C-2A Greyhound cargo haulers with twin turboprop engines to ferry personnel, supplies, mail and spare parts to its massive aircraft carriers at sea—a mission known as Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD). The Greyhound, which is derived from the Navys E-2 Hawkeye radar planes, can ...

2 people found this useful The fuel consumption of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models was found to be 61% lower, on average, than official figures suggest, in a new independent test. Which? put 22 PHEV models through a laboratory test, which it claims is “more stringent” than the official WLTP cycle that manufacturers must use. The cars were tested on the road, including on the motorway, with their batteries in varying states of charge. Which? claims each model was driven 62 miles. “A fuel-effi...

Madelaine Webster made global consulting manager for Global Mobility Solutions Madelaine Webster, formerly of Fleet Logistics UK and Ireland, has been appointed to the newly created role of global consulting manager for Global Mobility Solutions (GMS). The appointment is part of Fleet Logistics Group’s plans to transition from pure fleet management provider to offering new managed mobility solutions to its clients and prospects. GMS, which was created last autumn, brings together the expertis...