USAF Increases CV-22 Precautions Following Crash Investigation

U.S. Air Force Bell Boeing CV-22
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is placing more precautions on its Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor fleet after investigators found a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s gearbox, exacerbated by an aircrew decision to not land quickly, caused a November 2023 crash. The crash, off the Japanese island of...
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.

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