It wasn't pilot error. Ospreys have a terrible record of mechanical failure and crashes. Japan is being proactive, as the U.S. should have been years ago. This aviation platform is too risky to keep in the skies.
In August 2022, an Air Force commander said they would ground all 52 of its CV-22 Ospreys due to safety incidents involving the aircraft's clutch. And in February, the Marine Corps announced that it would restrict flight on a subset of V-22s until they could fix part of the clutch.
The one in Australia just happened too during a training exercise
Just for reference, This is what an Osprey looks like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey
Sorry for wiki link
Yes, they are awesome.
seems odd to me. ban a type of aircraft because a pilot error? its not like ospreys have a tendency to drop out of the skies.
tricky to fly tho 😅
It wasn't pilot error. Ospreys have a terrible record of mechanical failure and crashes. Japan is being proactive, as the U.S. should have been years ago. This aviation platform is too risky to keep in the skies.
huh, okay i have been schooled. thanks!
it's had been called the widow maker
https://time.com/6340749/u-s-military-osprey-aircraft-crash/
Osprey crashes while conducting an "exercise" near Japan
Did the pilot eject? (and was killed) or did something suddenly happen midflight?
I think a lot of them ejected. Something like 7-8 people on board. 1 died