Improved V-22 Gearbox Components In Works, Full Operations Slip

V-22. Credit: U.S. Navy

V-22

Credit: U.S. Navy
New proprotor gearboxes for the V-22 Osprey are being built now with the aim of avoiding issues linked to a recent major crash, but the process is pushing back the planned date for restrictions to be lifted on the Bell Boeing fleet. Deliveries of the new gearboxes are expected early next year. A...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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