https://apnews.com/article/osprey-crash-grounded-japan-air-force…
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.
The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps took the extraordinary step of grounding hundreds of aircraft after a preliminary investigation of last week’s crash indicated that a materiel failure — that something went wrong with the aircraft — and not a mistake by the crew led to the deaths.
The crash raised new questions about the safety of the Osprey, which has been involved in multiple fatal accidents over its relatively short time in service. Japan grounded its fleet of 14 Ospreys after the crash.
@9HHDFN75mos5MO
I think that they should look for another VTOL capable aircraft to replace it.
@SolemnBlueStateRepublican5mos5MO
The Osprey had all sorts of problems during development. I believe the chief test pilot left the program after multiple crashes. The issue with the Osprey is it gave the USMC range they never had with helicopters and the plane took on a strategic life of its own as a result.
@9HHC9G6Republican5mos5MO
This is a bad idea because those are some of our best defense machines.
@WondrousChileGreen5mos5MO
13 total crashes so far and only 473 of those planes made… that’s a 2.7% chance you’re going to get in a crash in one of those flying coffins. Good luck to those pilots and crew!
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