Loose Bolts Ground V-22 Ospreys; Four Aircraft in Iraq Will NeedFixes

First flight is one thing: actual operational use is another matter
altogether. Sometimes things are discovered with some Fleet use. Problems
are noticed, diagnosed, and fixed, often in the field. By your reasoning,
the B-29 shouldn't have been fielded as it had so many problems. But those
issues were fixed, and the plane served well.
"Vincent Brannigan" wrote in message
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vaughn wrote:
"Jack Linthicum" wrote in message

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Compromising control of the rotor sounds like a fatal crash to me. I
have seen military blogs that say that all of the production must be
finished and accepted before the first major accident can occur.
Wishing or making sure?

This is the type of stuff that happens with any new aircraft. We
"learn
by doing". With something as complex and as "different" as the Osprey,
we
will probably see a significant list of these issues. And yes, some of
them
will probably cause accidents before the learning is all over.

Vaughn




"new" ? any idea how long this sucker has been teething?

First flight was 19 March 1989

20 years ago !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Keep making excuses for the turkey

Vince