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Originally Posted by sir_pudding
The V-22 has been in service since 2007. There's been only one crash since then and it was a pretty typical combat aircraft incident (and could of happened to any aircraft under the same circumstances).
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The Marines seem pretty happy with its reliability, too. Based on the past decade of flight hours, the Osprey had an accident rate about half that of the USMC aircraft fleet's average, and less than any rotorcraft in the USMC. Of course, it has the benefit of being younger than many of those aircraft, but it's apparent enough that it's not the death trap some seem to think it is.