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The Most Controversial US Military Aircraft: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
After the disastrous 1980 hostage crisis in Iran, the United States recognized the need for an aircraft capable of taking off ...
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The powerful tilt-wing XC-142A was your granddaddy’s Osprey
The tri-service tilt-wing aircraft promised helicopter lift with turboprop speed, but went from V/STOL powerhouse to museum ...
The V-22s have been grounded for two weeks following a recent incident, however they are now returning to fly again after the inspection of the Proprotor Gearboxes. The U.S. Air Force and Navy are ...
The V-22 Osprey aircraft that can usually be seen flying in and out of military bases across San Diego County have again disappeared from the sky due to a service-wide “operational pause” ordered by ...
The crash of a CV-22 Osprey, call sign Gundam 22, off the coast of Japan in November 2023 has generated a wave of unfair scrutiny against the aircraft. The loss of any service member is an absolute ...
The V-22 Osprey is a troop transport with a helicopter's versatility and a turboprop's speed. But the V-22 has crashed several times since becoming operational in 2007, killing over 50 people. The ...
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Boeing Tiltrotor Concept Could be Game-Changer for Military
As Boeing works to lift operational restrictions on its V-22 Osprey, the manufacturing titan is exploring a new family of ...
The future of the V-22 Osprey, one of the most controversial aircraft in U.S. military history, likely will be decided over the next year or so in a series of unusually rigorous tests at the Patuxent ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again after an incident last Sunday where one of the hybrid helicopter-aircraft tilted unexpectedly and hit the ground while ...
The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) has cleared its V-22 Osprey fleet to resume flights after an October accident. The accident on Yonaguni Island was attributed to pilot error: failure to activate ...
Would you want to walk into a gun fight only able to shoot at things behind you? Neither do Osprey pilots. That’s why the DoD is outfitting the V-22 tilt-rotor fleet with some new, forward-firing ...
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