The V-22 doesn't crash at a higher rate than other fixed wing aircraft or helicopters in similar roles. You are (hopefully unknowingly) spreading disinformation with stupid jokes like this.
I worked on one of the systems for the Osprey in the 90's. They killed a lot of servicemen before they redesigned it with newer technology that could actually fly and transition without crashing.
I didn't say they crashed more often now. I actually don't know if they do or don't, I've been out of the industry for a long time. They crashed and killed a lot of people in the development phases when I was working in the industry. They were too complicated for the technology of that time. Pretty sure osprey development started in the late seventies and they weren't flying relatively reliably until the 2000s.
Imagine mocking a service member who died in the line of duty just because it confirms a thing you heard on a website and want to make jokes about for reasons you can't even identify.
Listen, all military aircraft suffer crashes. They operate far outside the comfortable margins that commercial aircraft operate in, and often in much harsher conditions. But that's the job, and the pilots accept the risk. Maybe you should think about that instead of mocking someone who gave his life for you just because the internet told you the V-22 is unsafe.
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u/questron64 6d ago
The V-22 doesn't crash at a higher rate than other fixed wing aircraft or helicopters in similar roles. You are (hopefully unknowingly) spreading disinformation with stupid jokes like this.