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The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-use, tiltrotor military transport and cargo aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing 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, a workhorse aircraft vital to U.S. military missions, has been approved to return to flight after an “unprecedented” part failure led to the deaths of eight service members in a ...
The U.S.-made Osprey is a hybrid aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter but can rotate its propellers forward and cruise much faster, like an airplane, during flight.
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey switches between flight modes during a test mission. The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American military tiltrotor aircraft whose history of accidents have provoked concerns about its safety. The aircraft was developed by Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters, which build and support the aircraft.
Roughly a year ago, the military’s fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft — variants of which are operated by the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force — was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special ...
Roughly a year ago, the military’s fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special Operations crash off the coast of Japan. The CV-22 Osprey crash, which occurred ...
The V-22 Osprey is a troop transport with a helicopter's versatility and a turboprop's speed. But the V-22 has crashed several times since becoming operational in 2007, killing over 50 people.
The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that can fly like both a helicopter and airplane. Late Monday, NBC News reported that the crash was linked to chipping from the Osprey's proprotor gearbox. When ...