How AFSOC Is Addressing The V-22’s Clutch Issue

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 lands at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, in 2021.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is planning to stagger replacements of a troublesome part of the V-22 Osprey’s clutch to limit impacts to the fleet, as the service’s maintainers are getting used to and speeding up an intensive fix. Following a series of incidents over the past couple of years, V-22 operators...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Subscription Required

 

How AFSOC Is Addressing The V-22’s Clutch Issue is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report through your company? Login with your existing email and password.

Not a member?  Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the aerospace and defense community.