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I wasn’t aware until going through this story, including other sites that the military has more than 450 V-22 Osprey aircraft between the Marine Corps, the Navy, and the Air Force (mostly Marine Corps).
Guess they’re now making Osprey EV’s?
Isn’t every vehicle fire an EV?
(Just a lighthearted comment. I do not have nor promote EVs.)
I know ZERO about military aircraft. Given that I do understand that the osprey has a role that’s different from the A-10. It’s seems odd, though that they seem intent upon killing the A-10 and keeping the troublesome osprey.
Am I missing something? I mean, besides patience, understanding and the goodwill of my youth
I was in when they were working up the development of these sh!+birds. They were responsible for unnecessary deaths of a lot of good Marine aviators. They are a VERY sore spot in my memory and I have hated them since inception.
Lithium ion
The Osprey has been a troubled mode of transport from the very beginning of it’s service... Lots of problems and lots of accidents.
Wikipedia...
Accidents
Main article: Accidents and incidents involving the V-22 Osprey
The V-22 Osprey has had 17 hull-loss accidents with a total of 65 fatalities as of 22 April 2026. During testing from 1991 to 2000, there were four crashes causing 30 fatalities. As of 2023, the V-22 has had 13 crashes which caused 32 fatalities since becoming operational in 2007. The aircraft’s accident history has generated controversy over its perceived safety issues. Following the November 2023 crash in Japan, the Osprey was grounded for three months.
Cant be lithium because no known extinguisher agent will put out a lithium fire. Plus lithium burns so hot it would have set the aluminum skin alight and there’d have been nothing left but ashes.
Probably a fuel leak. That articulating (’tilting’) joint is uber-complicated because of the liquids — which includes fuel — that have to to pass through it.
Which is one advantage electric motors have over internal combustion in tilt rotors in some applications.
Just when the Marine Corps and DOW had everyone convinced the plane was safe.
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