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    Crash CV-22 Afghanistan

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    Message par Poncho (Admin) Ven 9 Avr 2010 - 11:47

    Bonjour à tous

    Première perte opérationnelle pour le CV-22

    http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a54ad242e-7405-4725-b26a-56795061b8f1&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest


    The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has lost its first CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor in a crash in Afghanistan.
    The cause of the crash is unknown, NATO says.



    (CV-22 in training exercise. Credit: AFSOC)


    It is the first operational loss of a Bell-Boeing V-22, although the program was plagued by accidents during its development.
    Three U.S. service members and a civilian died in the CV-22 crash, which went down seven miles west of Qalat City, in Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan, according to NATO. Others were injured and taken to hospital for treatment.


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    Message par Poncho (Admin) Sam 17 Avr 2010 - 23:07

    Bonsoir à tous

    Les premières conclusions rapides sont :

    Pertes de repère du pilote
    Pas de défaillance mécanique

    http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/17/340741/source-cv-22-crash-not-caused-by-mechanical-failure.html



    The BellBoeing CV-22 crash in Afghanistan on 8 April was not caused by a mechanical failure, according to a source familiar with preliminary findings of the US military investigation.
    The fatal crash, which killed four and injured others, occurred after the pilot lost situational awareness while landing in a wadi around 1am under brown-out conditions, the source says.
    The incident killed the pilot, a flight engineer, an army Ranger and an unidentified civilian.
    Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), which owns the CV-22 fleet, was not immediately available to comment.
    US military officials have previously stated the cause of the CV-22 crash in Afghanistan was still under investigation. Military spokesmen, however, have ruled out enemy fire as a potential cause.
    The 8 August crash is the first fatal accident involving a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor since December 2000, and is the fifth fatal crash in the programme's chequered history.
    In 2000, two fatal crashes within eight months caused by a combination of design flaws and mechanical failures forced military leaders to put the programme on hold for two years while contractors re-designed systems and the airframe to improve safety.
    After declaring the MV-22 fleet operational in 2007, the US Marine Corps has deployed its version of the Osprey in Iraq and Afghanistan without suffering a fatal crash.
    USMC officials have praised the MV-22's performance, although the service has acknowledged concerns about unexpectedly high costs to operate and maintain the unique tiltrotor fleet.
    AFSOC, meanwhile, had deployed six CV-22s delivered so far to Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan before sustaining the crash.
    The brown-out scenario during landing is recognized as a major safety concern for all rotorcraft operating in areas with loose sand. A recent study by the Office of the Secretary of Defense has concluded that 80% of the US millitary's 320 rotorcraft crashes during the last decade has been caused by degraded visual awareness.



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