V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

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Info on V-22 Osprey

The V-22 Osprey aircraft is a STOL and VTOL aircraft. It is designed to perform the role of a helicopter with the performance of a turboprop aircraft. The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands like a helicopter. Once it is airborne, its engine nacelles can be rotated to convert the aircraft to high-speed, high-altitude flight. The aircraft is twice as fast as a helicopter with greater range, plus has an air-to-air refuel capability.

Photo by PO Patrick Gearhiser U.S. Navy 2008

Websites with Info on V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

V-22 Osprey Overview by Boeing
www.boeing.com/boeing/rotorcraft/military/v22/

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. By Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey

V-22 Osprey. Navy Department Library
www.history.navy.mil/library/online/v-22%20osprey.htm

Videos about V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

One of a Kind: US Military V 22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft by Armed Forces Update
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUNJTAybCQQ

CV-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Aircraft in Action - Beer TV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMhbfBnGO-o

Flight of the V-22 Osprey, produced by The Military Channel, October 19, 2013, posted on YouTube.com, (44 mins).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGebyL7P5HA

News Reports about the V-22 Osprey

August 13, 2014. "U.S. military aircraft operating in northern Iraq". Military Times. News reports indicate they are the MV-22 Osprey model.