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Takeaways from the AP's investigation into Osprey safety issues

Nov. 19, 2024 09:23 AM EST

After being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey — a complicated aircraft that flies fast like a plane but converts to land like a helicopter — is back in the air. But there are still questions as to...

The Osprey's safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it

Nov. 19, 2024 07:09 AM EST

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the ground, banking hard over valleys and hills as they close in on a dusty landing zone. A flight engineer in the back braces a .50-caliber machine gun over...