Osprey Crash
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NovemberEcho
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Witnesses say one engine on fire and spiraling down
Pilot Fighter
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Osprey Crash Wreckage, Remains of 5 Airmen Located
U.S. and Japanese search teams located the wreckage of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crash and the remains of most of its crew members.
www.airandspaceforces.com
Pilot Fighter
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Yes, same one. I hadn’t heard that one initially survived.
FlyingAccountant
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I was perusing the aviation sub over on Reddit and I guess the pilot/mission commander was very active over there. Looking at his post history, it seems like he spent a large amount of his time defending the V22. It seems his wife is now posting on the account after his passing.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
All V-22s apparently grounded now by NAVAIR out of an “abundance of caution.”
apple.news
Osprey aircraft grounded by US military after last week's deadly crash — ABC News
All of the Ospreys flown by the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy are grounded.
apple.news
Pilot Fighter
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The Osprey is not aging gracefully and production is winding down.
Murdoughnut
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May be familiar to some, but I did some searching and noticed that an issue referred to as "hard clutch engagement" has been a persistent problem with the V22 that they haven't seemed to figure out a solution for. This article seemed to do the best job of explaining it.
US Marine Corps MV-22 crash traced to hard clutch engagement
A fatal 8 June 2022 US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22 crash in Glamis, California, was traced to dual hard clutch engagement (HCE) in the right engine assembly, according to...
www.janes.com
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Y’all got any more of them C-2 Greyhounds?
Murdoughnut
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Watched another video which said that the main reason the C-2s are being replaced is because they can't carry the F-35's engines.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
IMS, neither can the V-22, at least not internally; it’s a vertical load or whatever the rotor heads call it.
Pilot Fighter
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I’m pretty sure they worked that out and they can carry the engine internally. I’m not sure what they had to do to make that happen.
Murdoughnut
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Pilot Fighter
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Ahhh, that makes sense. The celebratory news pieces ignored that.
Sling load….
How the pro’s of HC do it.
///AMG
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Now now......
I think you mean "another great
dustoff17
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The V22 was a crap idea to begin with for military operations (especially for special ops). It NEVER met contract requirements, budget, or operational demands from the onset. Politics built this beast!
And, the V280 is going to be a financial, mechanical, and operational nightmare in the very near future too!!
And, the V280 is going to be a financial, mechanical, and operational nightmare in the very near future too!!
