The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-use, tiltrotor military transport and cargo 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.

Sep 16, 2024 · Team Osprey – the production group behind the V-22 that includes more than 500 U.S.-based suppliers across nearly every state – was formed and a V-22 prototype took its first flight in March...

V-22 At 30: Looking Back on Three Decades of the World's Only Production Tiltrotor. Thirty years after its first flight, the V-22 is a mainstay in U.S. Marine Corps operations. Its presence in other military service branches and U.S. allies abroad continues to expand.

The first V-22 prototype flew for the first time on March 19, 1989 in the helicopter mode,and on September 14, 1989 as a fixed-wing plane. The third and fourth prototypes successfully completed the Osprey's first Sea Trials in December 1990 on the USS Wasp.

V-22, tilt-rotor military aircraft built by Bell Helicopter (a subsidiary of Textron) and Boeing. The V-22’s unique hybrid design, which combines features of a helicopter and a turboprop airplane, allows it to take off and land vertically.

Jun 20, 2007 · The fifth V-22 prototype crashed on June 11, 1991, during its first flight. Fortunately, there were no fatalities. However, a second prototype V-22 crashed on June 20, 1992, killing the three Marines and four civilian contractors onboard.

Oct 25, 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor VTOL Transport Aircraft including pictures.

May 1, 2024 · The program office is eyeing a V-22 Cockpit Technology Replacement, or VeCToR, upgrade effort that will begin research and development in 2026 and would be fielded from 2032 to 2042.

Aug 29, 1997 · Key dates in development of the V-22 Osprey: June 1981: V-22 predecessor demonstrated at Paris Air Show. April 1983: Bell and Boeing awarded preliminary design contract. June 1986: Contract...

The first prototype performed its initial flight on 19 March 1989. It was followed by prototypes 2 through 5 -- the sixth being a ground-test airframe. Osprey prototype development was paralleled by experiments and trials performed with the XV-15, including tests of operations off the amphibious assault ship (helicopter carrier) USS WASP.