First is to realize the cargo it is carrying is live cargo. The cargo moves and is in and out of the aircraft even when parachuting.
So, the Osprey has to compensate via the pilot for any instability in the main compartment of the helicopter. When soldiers are actively involved in dangerous circumstances they can't simply sit still to accommodate the aircraft. It is completely opposite, the helicopter has to accommodate the mission. If an aircraft can't do that, it is worthless.
Second the air dynamics once it is hovering is completely different than the air dynamics when it is flying. And there is no flying backwards, but, the transition of the tiltmotor creates it's own storm.
I once had one of the early pilots from Camp LeJeune at the dinner table with his wife and we just happened upon his work and the Osprey. I knew very little about the aircraft, but, obviously he did. He stated, "It's a death trap." This was while I was going to college and never put physics and military flying machines together.
Now, i know there have been studies and modifications that are suppose to have changed all the dynamics and the Ospreys are safe now. How long are these disastrous machines going to kill people before they are finally turned into scrap metal and sold for recycling?
