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.

2024年6月8日 · Defensive armament consists of an M240 .30-caliber machinegun or M2 Browning .50-cal mounted on the aft ramp. Cpl. Braden Mileski fires a .50-cal. machine gun from a MV-22 Osprey during a live-fire exercise conducted by the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.

2024年11月15日 · The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has a requirement for 50 CV-22s configured for terrain-following, low-level, high-speed flight for long range special operations. More than 200 Osprey tiltrotors are currently in operation across 10 Marine Corps and two Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Osprey squadrons. Main Variants

The V-22 Osprey is the world’s first production tiltrotor aircraft. Unlike any aircraft before it, the V-22 successfully blends the vertical flight capabilities of helicopters with the...

2024年5月5日 · Summary: The V-22 Osprey, a unique tiltrotor aircraft of the U.S. military, combines the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and range of a jet. It serves...

2007年3月13日 · The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft, capable of vertical or short take off and landing, with forward flight like a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. The MV-22 is the Marine Corps’ top aviation priority.

Description: The V-22 Osprey is a multi-engine, dual-piloted, self-deployable, medium lift, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor aircraft designed for combat, combat support, combat...

Including EMD and Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL), V-22 aircraft have flown more than 5,000 hours, participated in extensive ground-based and shipboard tests, achieved speeds of 342 knots (402 mph; 647 km/hr), altitude of 25,000 ft., gross weight of 60,500 lbs. and a G maneuver load factor of +3.9 at 260 knots.

However, the idea didn't go away, and in 2000 an MV-22 was tested with a 12.7-millimeter (0.50-caliber) gun in a nose turret. The gun is a variant of the General Dynamics GAU-19/A three-barrel Gatling gun, with a cyclic rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute.

The V-22 Osprey is a military, multi-mission, tiltrotor aircraft developed jointly by Bell Helicopter and Boeing. Its development was initiated by the United States Department of Defense in the early 1980s to meet the operational requirements of the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft with ...