Posted on Dec 7, 2023
US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft
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WASHINGTON — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan.
Is it time the Military give up on this airframe? Or since it’s still relatively new try to correct all the flaws?
Is it time the Military give up on this airframe? Or since it’s still relatively new try to correct all the flaws?
US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft
Posted from militarytimes.com
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MSgt (Join to see) They need to investigate the problems with this aircraft. One life is too many but we have lost way to many of our service members while using this model.
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My understanding is they have been having some kind of clutch failure which has been the cause of some of these accidents.
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It’s actually getting ridiculous how the DOD sticks with these bad aircraft come hell or high water.
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MSgt (Join to see) Aren’t those airplanes ones that have been favored by the USMC? To the detriment of 62 aviators? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_V-22_Osprey
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CSM Charles Hayden - Actually I think they did. And I suspect they might be pondering that decision.
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