Is This Heli-Plane The Most Dangerous Aircraft In The US Military? | True Cost | Business Insider

It can transform from helicopter to airplane in seconds, providing a vital role for the US military by ferrying troops in and out of combat zones. But the V22 Osprey has also caused the death of 62 service members. A crash in Japan last year grounded the entire fleet. We compared accident data for the Osprey with its closest rivals to see whether it really deserves its "widow maker' reputation.

00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Visit To The Osprey Crew Training Base
01:57 - How The Osprey Works
02:58 - 2023 Japan Crash
04:19 - Iran Hostage Crisis Of 1979
05:28 - Development Of The Osprey
07:08 - Timeline Of Crashes
10:49 - Comparing Crash Data
13:46 - Credits

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Is The Osprey The Most Dangerous Aircraft In The US Military? | True Cost | Business Insider

[JarheadCrayonEater]

I lost several friends that I went to Marine Corps Boot Camp with in 1999. Shortly after that, they went down in a Osprey crash.
USMC 1999-2007

[isaac-vbng]

2:40 I didn’t know they made m240s in 50 cal?

[NiteAtTheFort]

that is not a 50 cal that was a 7.62 mm aka not a 50 cal

[ZaiFuchigami]

3:11 That's not the actual wreckage of the crash in Yakushima in 2023. That's an image from the Okinawa crash in 2016.
I was there in Yakushima during the crash, saw the search and rescue ops being executed everyday for weeks in person.

[ronaryel]

The title of this video is clickbait. The Osprey does have a persistent problem with its clutch that has never been satisfactorily addressed and so more frequent parts replacements are needed. A new 2nd generation production tiltrotor has been selected to equip the armed forces, and the new tiltrotor will not be plagued with the same issues. The death and injury rate justifies continued use of the V-22, because beyond the accident picture, the V-22 does not remain in a hot fire zone for as long as a conventional helicopter, meaning it will get troops out of range of hostile fire faster than a helicopter. This video did not point out that the very first tiltrotor was developed and flown by Bell Aircraft in 1955. t was the XV-3, and its overall appearance resembles that of the German Focke-Achgelis Model 61 helicopter of World War II. Bell is a partner in the V-22.

[DarkMan]

6000hp engines? Can it fit in a Miata?

[hunterscott]

When the title makes you wonder: for the people in it or the people near it? 😂

[honkeykong]

Thumbnail looks like the Osprey is flipping the double Bird.

[john_in_phoenix]

New technology has growing pains. This is not the first aircraft nicknamed "the widow maker", and it won't be the last. Unique capabilities come with risks, but the bugs will be worked out.

[coreyschafer]

I absolutely love these machines and all things engineering but damn bruh 80 racks per hour per osprey 😂 shit cray

[failedpilsen]

H-60: Death = 1.2 per 100k FH
V-22: Death = 3.61 per 100k FH
CH-53: Death = 5.96 per 100k FH

you're welcome. :D

[ltrocola]

Enjoyed my time flying on the Osprey, never personally had a mishap, never once had doubts for my or the rest of the crews safety. Everyone has an opinion on something which is fine, but the only opinions I personally care for are from those who have logged flight hours.

[John_Doe]

Are the prices for maintenance being inflated by the companies that make the parts artificially inflating their prices?

[mrgarland]

For the other infamous widow maker, the F104, the main problem was pilot training. When Germany grounded the fleet and implemented a strict training protocol, accidents in the F104 in Germany decreased massively.

[reggiefurlow]

Been reading about these things going down

[radrcer]

I watched 5 osprey come in and land at Falcon in Mesa AZ from LA. Perfect landing….fuel… and take off to their next destination.

They are majestic when changing from 200mph fixed wing to 50mph heli.

[DiggerPrints]

I still cant believe they use the same engines as a C-130 (An engine not designed for vertical use) Still a fun Aircraft to fly in.

[kzjd]

The 2000 V22 crash was in Marana, AZ not in Yuma. 7:14

[Hyperb]

2:40 - "A .50 caliber machine gun sits an the back ..." as the video shows an M240, a 7.62x51mm machine gun (Note: .50 cal, .50 BMG in this case, is 12.7x99mm. The M240 is nothing like the .50 cals used in aircraft.).

[lazurusknight]

For those who are getting twitchy, yes that is a M240 shown at the first, but around 9:23 shows a Ma Deuce. Can't mistake that butterfly trigger for anything else.