That thing has a name... and in October 2019, the fleet of 375 Ospreys operated by the U.S. Armed Forces surpassed the 500,000 flight hour mark...
Another Osprey crash, 5 Marines dead
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That thing has a name... and in October 2019, the fleet of 375 Ospreys operated by the U.S. Armed Forces surpassed the 500,000 flight hour mark...
We have to go out, but we do not have to come back.
What percentage of Coast Guard rescue missions end in loss of aircraft and crew?
They were Marines
Too early to speculate on this incident.Perhaps the several aviators on this forum can explain why this happens so often.
Nothing is yet known.
The V-22 is a complex, high performance machine.
But like most airplanes, crashes happen because of pilot error.
Vortex ring state is well understood by know, and trained, but it’s still a big risk when coming in for a tactical landing.
Flying isn’t simple or easy. This airplane flies as both helicopter and airplane making it even more demanding than either.
"Preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused the mishap, but the underlying cause of the failure is unknown at this time,” a Navy news release said."
This guy seems to really know what he is talking about regarding the V-22.
Yes very well done. Hopefully our pilot members well share their thoughts on this video without the arrogance of some.
That's Mooch. Good guy - we've flown together - but his job is to promote his channel.
Welp - on that note, I will stop talking.
Without the arrogance of some??? That’s a pretty bold accusation.
I am confused by your statement about arrogance.
Care to elaborate?
We have some extremely experienced, extremely smart pilots and naval aviators on this forum, many of whom have put in a lot of time and effort, and explained a lot of complex, aviation related topics here. And I really appreciate reading their posts.
Their expertise is really appreciated, and I would hope that they would continue!
The section of the forum, in particular, I really look forward to reading.
I think Japan has tried to ground these from flying. They need to ground these before there's aren't any Marines left.
Very unfortunate there been so many Osprey crashes and deaths.
What benefits does the Osprey have over a very big and powerful helicopter like the H-53 that’s been in service since the late 1960’s ?
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Sad that such a complex aircraft (with known problems) wasn’t killed off in it’s early stages of development.
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I‘ve read about 10 books written by combat helicopter pilots who served in Vietnam War. They were cheating death every day going on various missions that were sometimes a suicide mission. I’ve always wondered how an Osprey could perform in such an environment if you could go back in time and have Ospreys in service flying daily in Vietnam.
What benefits does the Osprey have over a very big and powerful helicopter like the H-53 that’s been in service since the late 1960’s ?
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Sad that such a complex aircraft (with known problems) wasn’t killed off in it’s early stages of development.
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I‘ve read about 10 books written by combat helicopter pilots who served in Vietnam War. They were cheating death every day going on various missions that were sometimes a suicide mission. I’ve always wondered how an Osprey could perform in such an environment if you could go back in time and have Ospreys in service flying daily in Vietnam.
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It can fly like an airplane, at a maximum speed of nearly 400 MPH. It can fly as high as 24,000 ft. And it can transition from helicopter mode to airplane mode in as little as 12 seconds. And it has a range of over 1,000 miles.
Osprey has many times the range at ~1.5 times the speed of that helicopter, so it does have its tactical advantages. Getting a Navy ship group close enough to land to use a helicopter probably isn't always possible, or desirable? And I imagine the injury and death rate of an Osprey to deliver Marines is still much much better than doing parachute drops from a plane?Very unfortunate there been so many Osprey crashes and deaths.
What benefits does that Osprey have over a very big and powerful helicopter like the H-53 that’s been in service since the 1970’s ?
Sad that such a complex aircraft wasn’t killed off in it’s early stages of development.
CH-53K Helicopter
Discover the CH-53K, a modern solution for a true heavy-lift helicopter. It offers intelligence and survivability in remote operating bases.
The speed of an airplane doesn’t matter where it counts. Getting troops onboard or off loaded in hot LZ would be a tactical disaster. It’s transition speed might be fast however it can’t transition right at LZ, it has to slow down way before insertion or extraction point, making it a huge target.
Exactly how I feel.
You mean like a helicopter is all the time it's in the air?
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