![]() The U.S.-made Osprey is a hybrid aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter but can rotate its propellers forward and cruise much faster, like an airplane, during flight. 6. The government of Japan, the only international partner flying the Osprey, has also grounded its fleet. The military’s entire Osprey fleet has been grounded since Dec. The Air Force was able to determine within days of the crash that a material failure - that something went wrong with the aircraft - and not a mistake by the crew - led to the deaths. In addition, the Navy salvage ship USNS Salvor was able to recover most of the Osprey’s wreckage from the sea floor and transport it to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for analysis. The recorder is being sent to a lab for data retrieval and analysis of the data is expected to take several weeks, the Air Force said. ![]() The Osprey was on a routine training flight enroute to Okinawa.įinding the voice and data recorder, or “black box,” is a critical part of the accident investigation some black boxes in previous Osprey accidents have not survived those crashes. ![]() 29 crash, which occurred off the coast of Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan. ![]() WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from a CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November with its data intact, which could provide valuable clues for investigators as to what caused the fatal accident.Įight Air Force Special Operations Command service members were killed in the Nov. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |