Tilt Rotor Aircraft like the V-22 Osprey and V-280 Valor offer unique capabilities in a single platform - yet they are not without risks. Find out why the military is making ever increasing use of ...

The aircraft from Joby Aviation are some of the ... The result is mighty complex, with six tilt rotors controlled via servos for the utmost in maneuverability. These allow the vehicle to take ...

Gear and clutch problems in the Osprey have killed more than a dozen troops in recent years, leading to groundings of the tilt-rotor aircraft. (Sgt. Armando Elizalde/U.S. Marine Corps) The Navy ...

The Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multi-ship low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, and infiltration ...

On December 18, 1958, in the hands of test pilot Bill Quinlan, it became the first tilt-rotor aircraft to transition from vertical to horizontal flight and back again. Over the next eight years ...

With a price tag of about $84 million, the V-22 Osprey is the world's first production tilt-rotor aircraft. The MV-22 Osprey, flown by the Marine Corps, has the ability to take off vertically like ...

Russia says it's planning to design its own tilt-rotor aircraft like the US' V-22 Osprey, with experimental design work slated to start in September. The aircraft will be given to Russia's elite ...

A U.S. military Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft reportedly crashed in waters off Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 29. Defense Ministry officials said an Osprey based at the U ...

(KGUN) — Marana Regional Airport held a ceremony Saturday morning honoring the 19 Marines who tragically lost their lives during a training mission when a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed ...