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.
ReplyDeletePersonally, 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
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