A USMC MV-22 of the VMM-365 Purple Foxes.
Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The U.S. Marine Corps has since 2010 known of a critical safety issue on its V-22 Osprey fleet—a gearbox flaw that can cause the tiltrotor’s clutch to slip, severely impacting the safety of flight. For years, the Corps says it has trained its crews to be aware of and work around the issue. While the...
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