An Osprey being used to ferry White House staff and government officials from an event in New York on Monday was grounded due to a safety concern, with one witness reporting flames under the right engine.
The staff and officials were removed from the aircraft, part of the Marine Corps HMX-1 presidential helicopter fleet, and transferred to a second Osprey to continue their trip accompanying President Joe Biden at a “Friendsgiving” event with members of the U.S. Coast Guard in Staten Island.
Personally, I'd take almost any other mode of transporation over flying in an Osprey.
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Personally, I'd take almost any other mode of transporation over flying in an Osprey
Including flying Delta in a Boeing jet?
If it's a hot LZ, I'll take an Osprey. Speed is life.
I know you shouldn't judge an airframe by its teething problems but we had an Osprey as a flight line decoration for a couple of months up at GFAFB a few decades ago. The rotors were locked together IIRC.
Pappenheimer
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