Comments on: BREAK-BREAK: Ospreys Grounded (Update)

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By: JonA

JonA — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:37:59 +0000

Oblat says “The objective of the Osprey program is to get the entire fleet of 138 into service before any of them are tested in combat.“
I guess he hasn’t heard that the problems werediscovered on four Ospreys operated out of Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266.
In other words, the Osprey is already in the combat zone, and has been there since VMM-263 first deployed to Iraq with Ospreys in September 2007… a year and a half ago!

By: Greg J.

Greg J. — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:26:42 +0000

I wondered where that bolt went?

By: Drake

Drake — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:29:33 +0000

Looks like Ospreys may have a design problem.
“Fifth V-22 with loose bolts points to design problem“
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/03/26/324440/fifth-v-22-with-loose-bolts-points-to-design-problem.html

By: exphrog

exphrog — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:04:29 +0000

Red stripes happen all the time in every military aircraft. They usually have nothing to do with the aircraft itself, but something like a bad lot of replacement parts, a procedure in a manual revealed to be faulty, etc. This is a non-event.
I’m one of those who may be flying the V-22 to a “hot” zone. I have no reservations about it. It is the most capable rotorcraft in the world, bar none.

By: Valcan

Valcan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:02:08 +0000

ITs a new system.…it has kinks.…like alot of new systems. IF our first helicopters had killed there pilots a few times or had maintanence problems would it have been better for the US to say oh well f’it to dangerous helicopters…what a stupid idea…

By: Valcan

Valcan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:58:27 +0000

OH shiz.…a f22 has crashed in cali

By: Wembley

Wembley — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:35:56 +0000

Move along, nothing to see here…
..this time.
Any Osprey optimist want to place odds on one of these “minor problems” killing someone?

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:12:01 +0000

Check out flightglobal, it’s Osprey day there.
http://www.flightglobal.com/home/default.aspx

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:06:46 +0000

US Marine Corps aviation branch plans to invest in fighter jets, helicopters, transports and UAVs
“First, he says, a wave of recent news reports have confused the USMC’s policy about a purported re-engining programme for the Rolls-Royce 1107C-powered Bell Boeing MV-22.
It is true that the 1107C’s reliability has fallen short of original expectations, says Trautman, but a power-by-the-hour deal signed several years ago ensures that the USMC has all the engines it needs at a predetermined cost.
The real issue being debated is not re-engining, but repricing the maintenance deal with R-R, which has suffered financially due to the 1107C’s reliability problems, he says.
The USMC acknowledges it needs to pay R-R a higher price to compensate for the 1107C’s lower reliability levels. The USMC says it is currently seeing an “on-wing” time of around 450h for the engine.”