Vortex Ring State And Other Tiltrotor Controversies

Tiltrotor technology has been hard won. In its long development, the V-22 Osprey experienced so many accidents and fatalities, Time magazine referred to it in a 2007 report as “A flying shame.” During testing between 1991 and 2006, four Osprey crashes resulted in 30 fatalities. Since entering...

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