U.S Air Force grounds Osprey fleet over safety issue | F-35s just recently cleared to fly again



The entire CV-22 Osprey fleet grounded by U.S Air Force Special Operations Command. The safety stand down comes after 2 incidents of β€˜hard clutch’ engagement in 6 weeks. In many cases, gearboxes & engines need replacements – Class A mishaps ($2.5MN+ damage). Hard clutch engagement involves the clutch connecting the rotor gear box to the engine slipping, then catching hard, causing the aircraft to lurch.

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28 thoughts on “U.S Air Force grounds Osprey fleet over safety issue | F-35s just recently cleared to fly again”

  1. THE FOREIGN MEDIA IS QUKCK TO POINT FINGER AT INDIAS AMCA FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT WITH LOOKING AT THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE THEMSELVS. INDIA HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE DELAYS IN ITS FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS BECAUSE INDIA IS NEW IN THE GAME. BUT I AM CERTAIN INDIA WONT HAVE ANY SERIOUS DELAYS IN AMCA PROGRAM. LETS SEE IF I AM RIGHT?

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  2. Trust me all their equipment is dogshit lmao. Never proven in real combat. Most of the defence budget goes into politicians pockets and you pay 100% markup for weapons.

    It’s easy to invade Afghanistan and Iraq when they have NO weapons to defend themselves with

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  3. V-22 Osprey is not a combat aircraft …. designed to be a transport plane that can vertically take off and land like a helicopter … can fly like a fixed-wing aircraft … back in the 1990s and early 2000s, its initial flight tests suffered several deadly crashes that killed all military members onboard before being cleared to enter US military services 5-7 years ago …

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  4. this plane was not even the best when it came to development in the 80's. Money was thrown around and that is how Osprey came to win. Lots of corruption happened in order to have this aircraft Combat Operational.

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