Japan to resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused incident last month

Based on the past trend, a year or two there will be another crash

This year in Kagoshima

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-01/deadly-nov-osprey-crash-caused-by-mechanical-failure-pilot-error-us-air-force-says

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Last year in Yakushima

https://abcnews.go.com/International/remains-wreckage-found-search-crashed-osprey-yakushima-japan/story?id=105350745

befehl ist befehl

great US planes MUST FLY at any cost...

Pilot error. The Japanese are inexperienced in flying Osprey.

I happened to watch the scene on TV. The aircraft swayed violently when trying to take off.

The article says it was not because of a mechanical failure of the aircraft but because of the pilot's error of not fully raising the aircraft's flight power.

Well, the Osprey seems to fly on the delicate balance of dynamics, harshly controlled by computer programing.

Well, the Osprey seems to fly on the delicate balance of dynamics, harshly controlled by computer programing.

We have quadcopter technology in the 21st century - the US military or Japan may want to explore that route instead of sticking to tilt-wing rotors

We have quadcopter technology in the 21st century - the US military or Japan may want to explore that route instead of sticking to tilt-wing rotors

Quadcopters don't have the speed or range of a tilt rotor aircraft. A V-22 is capable of 275 knots, comparable to a turboprop airplane. The ability to fly long distances fast and yet hover like a helicopter is unique to tilt rotor aircraft.

Well, the Osprey seems to fly on the delicate balance of dynamics, harshly controlled by computer programing.

The same is true of large helicopters. If you turn the Stability Augmentation System of a CH-46 or CH-47 off they are darned hard to fly. We would practice it from time to time on the off chance you had that particular failure but you are a sweaty mess after five minutes trying to keep the thing under control.

Pilot error as guessed. The "Ospreys are deathtraps" crowd may stand down now.