Boeing/Bell
MV-22A Osprey
Role Tiltrotor military transport aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bell Helicopter
Boeing Defense,
Space & Security
First flight 19 March 1989
Introduction 13 June 2007
Status In service
Primary users United States Marine Corps
United States Air Force
United States Navy
Japan Ground Self-Defense ForceProduced 1988–present
Number built 400 as of 2020
Developed from Bell XV-15
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Boeing / Bell
MV-22A Osprey
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.
The Osprey is the world's first production tiltrotor aircraft, with one three-bladed proprotor, turboprop engine, and transmission nacelle mounted on each wingtip. It is classified as a powered lift aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration. For takeoff and landing, it typically operates as a helicopter with the nacelles vertical and rotors horizontal. Once airborne, the nacelles rotate forward 90° in as little as 12 seconds for horizontal flight, converting the V-22 to a more fuel-efficient, higher speed turboprop aircraft. STOL rolling-takeoff and landing capability is achieved by having the nacelles tilted forward up to 45°. Other orientations are possible. Pilots describe the V-22 in airplane mode as comparable to the C-130 in feel and speed. It has a ferry range of over 2,100 nmi. Its operational range is 1,100 nmi
The V-22's two Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engines are connected by drive shafts to a common central gearbox so that one engine can power both proprotors if an engine failure occurs. Either engine can power both proprotors through the wing driveshaft. However, the V-22 is generally not capable of hovering on one engine. If a proprotor gearbox fails, that proprotor cannot be feathered, and both engines must be stopped before an emergency landing. The autorotation characteristics are poor because of the rotors' low inertia0
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Boeing / Bell MV-22A Osprey
Boeing / Bell MV-22A Osprey
General characteristics
- Crew: 3–4 (pilot, copilot and 1 or 2 flight engineers/crew chiefs/loadmasters/gunners)
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Capacity:
- 24 troops (seated), 32 troops
- Length: 57 ft 4 in (17.48 m)
- Length folded: (19.091 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 10 in (13.97 m)
- Width: (25.776 m) including rotors
- Height: 22 ft 1 in (6.73 m) engine nacelles vertical
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- Operating weight, empty: (14,798 kg)
- Gross weight: (17,917 kg)
- Combat weight: (19,374 kg)
- Maximum take-off weight VTO: (21,546 kg)
- Maximum take-off weight STO: (24,948 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce T406-AD-400 turboprop/turboshaft engines, 6,150 hp (4,590 kW) each maximum at 15,000 rpm at sea level, 59 °F (15 °C)
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Specifications
- Maximum speed: (316 mph, 509 km/h)
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- (565 km/h; 351 mph) at (4,600 m)
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- Stall speed: (130 mph, 200 km/h)
- Range: (1,012 mi, 1,628 km)
- Combat range: (450 mi, 720 km)
- Ferry range: (2,570 mi, 4,130 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
Armament
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- 1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240 machine gun or .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun on ramp, removable
- 1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) GAU-17 minigun, belly-mounted, retractable, video remote control in the Remote Guardian System [optional]
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On 28 September 2005, the Pentagon formally approved full-rate production, increasing from 11 V-22s per year to between 24 and 48 per year by 2012. Of the 458 total planned, 360 are for the USMC, 50 for the USAF, and 48 for the Navy.
Boeing / Bell
MV-22A Osprey
The U.S. Department of Defense began the JVX aircraft program in 1981, under U.S. Army leadership.
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The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities
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