Originally Posted by
bbofh
For LoneWolf 50
Not permitted to post URL's or to PM, but you could try searching angelfire.com for Osprey + "ThatVexingVortexRing.html" and Osprey + /modded/troubledpast.html - on Angelfire.com
Does that mean that you already know this accident's cause? Can the mishap investigators go home now?
I am aware of the VRS issues with Osprey, and the test flying done after the crash in Arizona to get a better grip on it.
VRS is also an issue for helicopters.
So your point is....what?
ASRAAMTO: indeed.
Originally Posted by
rattman
Safety is rated in accidents per flight hour, only published data I can find is the USAF. In USAF service the V-22 has 6 class A incidents every 100 000 flight hours. Compared to H-60's at 3.36. Looking at most of the fixed wings they were around 3 with the one exception the C-130 which was 0.8. So no its not a death trap but its also not a great compared to other aircraft
There was one in the Western part of Africa (USMC) where the pilot tried to fly it like a Phrog and made a meal of it. Class A. This mishap was much discussed on this forum (and elsewhere) that
you have to fly it like a tilt rotor, not a helicopter.
How does that inform your unimpressive analysis?