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THE OSPREY CRASH IN DECEMBER PROBABLY DUE TO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE

USA, According to US Navy investigators following analisys of the crash of a MV-22 Osprey convertiplane occurred in December 2000 with 11 people dead, the major cause blamed for the accident is rotors pitch control hydraulic system failure, which has been not substituted at once by emergency system. Also there is the case in which the commander of Osprey training squadron 204 has been relieved due...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 7012
Rome, Italy, 01/22/2001 13:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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