Anatomy Of A V-22 Crash
An up-close account of what led to a fatal Osprey accident in Oahu, Hawaii, and how it unfolded, based on Marine Corps investigative reports.
V-22: Unique Aircraft, Unique Problems
Nearly a decade of missions and operations have proven that the U.S. Marines’ MV-22 Osprey is a one-of-a-kind aircraft that provides unique flexibility in combat. But the tiltrotor continues to present complex operational challenges.
USMC Aviation Readiness Slowly Improves
While the U.S. Marine Corps is starting to see overall improvement in aircraft readiness, the service still has quite a bit to work to do across the spectrum of its aviation programs, according to Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller.
U.S. Navy Awards Delivery Modification For Poseidon
Boeing has been awarded a $60.8 million U.S. Navy contract to bring the Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft through preliminary and critical design review.
U.S. Navy Unrolls Magic Carpet For Super Hornet Landings
Magic Carpet is a set of software changes to the aircraft’s integrated controls to use the F/A-18’s angle of attack to help ensure the proper glidepath and provide a steadier aircraft controlled by relatively small and quick wing adjustments.
Nighttime Osprey Ops Expand COD Missions
The ability of V-22 Osprey tiltrotors to perform carrier onboard delivery missions at night will offer the U.S. Navy greater potential to move passengers and cargo to and from the ships than the aircraft currently doing those operations, a Navy vice admiral says.
F-18 Mishaps Mar U.S. Naval Aviation Safety
The loss earlier this week of another Hornet, an F-18C, is keeping the Navy on pace for is most expensive year for aircraft incidents since fiscal 2009, an Aviation Week analysis of Navy Safety Center record shows.
Osprey Shows Cargo Prowess During Demo
An operational demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson helped determine how best to integrate V-22 Ospreys with other carrier-deck movements.
U.S. Aircraft Land On Australian Ship During Rimpac
U.S. helicopters and tiltrotors landed on an Australian amphibious ship during this summer’s Rim of Pacific (Rimpac) exercise off the Hawaiian coast, showing the two navies can marry their aviation and sea operations during sophisticated drills.
