‘A matter of time’: Airman’s safety report warns CV-22 harnesses could prove fatal
By Rachel S. Cohen
Dec 2, 09:10 AM
Harnesses designed to keep airmen safely inside the CV-22B Osprey, the iconic special operations tiltrotor aircraft, could instead be putting their lives in jeopardy, an enlisted aviator told his superiors in an anonymous report in July.
Five months and one safety investigation later, the military says it stands by the harness and will continue to use it.
Flown to quickly move special ops troops and resources in and out of combat zones, Ospreys are known for their twin propellers that offer the vertical takeoff, landing and hovering abilities of a helicopter as well as the long-range flight of a fixed-wing aircraft.
Two of the aircraft’s four crew positions are manned by enlisted special mission aviators. One sits between the pilots in the cockpit, while the other remains at the tail.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/12/02/a-matter-of-time-airmans-safety-report-warns-cv-22-harnesses-could-prove-fatal/
