The V-22 Osprey, which may deploy to Iraq this fall, will likely crash again but people need to "accept that when it happens" because that is "what airplanes do over time," Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway said today. The Osprey, which is made by Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing, has a troubled history. In 2000, two fatal V-22 mishaps nearly ended the program. Despite many improvements made to the V-22 in recent years, critics remain concerned about reliability, among other...
