US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan
apnews.com
U.S. military is grounding its Osprey V-22 helicopters, after 8 Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan.
    • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
      155·
      7 months ago

      So what would you replace them with? AFAIK, the Osprey’s safety record isn’t worse than that of comparable systems.

      • MotoAsh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        105·
        7 months ago

        It could be far better than other systems if it wasn’t a piece of shit.

          • MotoAsh@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            7 months ago

            Considering how much newer and more expensive the Osprey is, no, no it is not a contradiction to expect it to be better.

      • zik@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        You’re just saying that all comparable systems are also horrible. VTOL fixed wing aircraft are expensive and unsafe unfortunately.