Bryant Jordan at our sister blog DoD Buzz wrote about the Headquarters Marine Corps’ explanantion behind
what happened last April when an MV-22 crashed during an exercise in
Morocco that killed two crewmembers. Here’s an excerpt from Bryant’s
post:The accident occurred as the Osprey was taking off, turning to avoid a busy landing field even as it was rotating its proprotors to transition from helicopter mode to fixed wing.
As it did that, the center of gravity moved forward – pointing the Osprey’s nose down – and a strong tailwind pushed the plane forward and downward. The co-pilot, he said, failed to adjust the nacelles during the turn to overcome the effects of the nose-down altitude.
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2012/08/21/osprey-aeromechanics-and-pilot-error/#ixzz24ZoHDWhD
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