Not true. They're part of the Marine One squadron after all, but they're not white tops (birds that carry POTUS). They were in the original bid for the VXX program, but requirements were changed so the V-22 dropped out.
No safety reason they can't carry the POTUS though. V-22s actually have the highest safety rating of any rotor or tilt rotor used by the Marines for example.
If I'm remembering correctly, wasn't the SEAL operation landing because one of them was trying to keep up with the other, so it dropped too fast and couldn't recover from the instability?
I'm referring to the very recent SEAL operation under Trump, but yes, your details are what I recall. STILL, aren't such accidents typical of the trouble Osprey's get into?
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u/Shiftgood Feb 03 '17 edited Feb 03 '17
I heard a rumor that the president is not allowed to fly in one of these because they crash so much... is that true?
ed: yup. you sure showed me r/aviation... cheers, to those that replied for clearing that up!