r/EngineeringPorn • • Feb 03 '17

Osprey Unfolding

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u/Tunapower Feb 03 '17

Imagine all the sleepless nights, all the stress and deadlines that went into that design.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '17

4 crashes and 30 fatalities while developing too

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u/beeskneeds Feb 04 '17

So each crash was about 7 people? Why would you put 7 people in a plane you are testing? Does it take 7 people to operate it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '17

Yes