In this issue, I would like to talk to you about the news of the successive accidents of US military planes stationed in Japan.
It is said that just recently, the US military planes stationed in Japan had accidents one after another in a short period of time, which made Biden unexpected. This news, which not many people paid attention to, also came up in heat. "Osprey" aircraft, drones, and an unknown *** have earned enough eyeballs.
Among them, the "Osprey" aircraft has attracted the most attention. According to statistics, this US military "transport plane", in 20 months, crashed 4 times;Over the past 30 years, more than 60 people have died. However, the US military still insisted on using this kind of aircraft, and it was not until a few days ago that at the strong request of Japan, all "Osprey" planes were grounded.
Why is the U.S. military so insisting?Why does this "Osprey" aircraft keep getting into accidents?Also, the US military's attitude was so tough before, why is it that now, it is suddenly "soft" to Japan?
The Osprey aircraft was first proposed in 1981 by Bell and Boeing. The U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps all placed orders. Of these, the Marine Corps has the most orders.
However, the US military waited for eight years, that is, in 1989, to see the first flight of the "Osprey" aircraftAs for the service, it was even later. It took another 10 years, and in 1999, the first batch of "Osprey" planes was handed over to the US Marine CorpsThe Air Force and Navy will have to wait until they get their hands on it.
It stands to reason that an aircraft that has been developed for such a long time should perform very well in terms of performance, safety and other aspects. But in fact, only three years after the first flight, a pre-production "Osprey" aircraft had a serious accident, and all seven people on the plane were killed. The "Osprey" aircraft was grounded for nearly one year.
In the second year after delivery, the "Osprey" plane had another accident, and this time the number of people killed was even higher, a full 19 people. After that, every once in a while, the "Osprey" aircraft had an accident. After 2010, the frequency of accidents became higher and higher, first two years after two years, and later, even more than once a year;In the past year, there have been 4 accidents.
In the face of such a situation, the US military can no longer "hold on." You must know that in the past four accidents, more than 20 people died, which brought great panic to the Japanese people near the US military base in Japan. The Japanese side strongly demanded that the US military give an explanationA spokesman for China also said that the US military should give an account and return peace to the region.
Of course, the US military has really realized that the "Osprey" aircraft really has a big problem and needs to be repaired and improvedAfter all, the United States now needs Japan very much to be their pawn to contain China.
As for the US military, the reason for insisting on using the "Osprey" plane for so many years may be related to the combat mode of the US military. At present, the US Air Force is following the path of distributed operations, which simply means that there are large bases in the rear and many small bases in the front.
And this has high requirements for transportation. Although the "Osprey" aircraft is a little more dangerous, it has both the advantages of the best and the advantages of fixed-wing aircraft, it can take off and land vertically, hover, and the speed is fast, which can reach more than 500 kilometers, which is nearly twice as fast as the first one. It is no wonder that the US military is always reluctant to give up on it.
As the saying goes: US Osprey accidents are frequent, and the Japanese side should not be taken lightly. China is concerned about maintaining order and moving forward together in peace and tranquility.