An Australian aviation experts was speaking after the latest crash involving a US military Osprey.
aircraft near Darwin has put the tilt-rotor plane's safety record under renewed scrutiny.
It was the latest fatal crash involving the Osprey, part helicopter and part aircraft, nicknamed the "Widowmaker" by some pilots.The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a unique combination of helicopter and conventional aircraft.this morning that while the Osprey was fundamentally safe, its revolutionary design tested flying skills to the limit.
"They built 400. They have crashed about 14 ... compared to the Chinook that lost about 25 per cent of its hulls, the Osprey is doing pretty well."
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