Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a military tiltrotor transport family that takes off and lands with its proprotors oriented for vertical flight, then rotates them forward for higher-speed wing-borne cruise. Developed for several United States services, the family includes Marine Corps MV-22, Air Force CV-22, and Navy CMV-22 variants, as well as export aircraft. V-22s support personnel and cargo transport, shipboard logistics, special operations, medical evacuation, search and rescue, and humanitarian response.
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Identity
- Aliases
- V-22 OspreyBell-Boeing V-22OspreyV-22
- Family Name
- Bell Boeing V-22
- Full Name
- Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
- Roles
- militaryutilitycargosearch_and_rescueair_ambulance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtolstol
- Description
- The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a military tiltrotor transport family that takes off and lands with its proprotors oriented for vertical flight, then rotates them forward for higher-speed wing-borne cruise. Developed for several United States services, the family includes Marine Corps MV-22, Air Force CV-22, and Navy CMV-22 variants, as well as export aircraft. V-22s support personnel and cargo transport, shipboard logistics, special operations, medical evacuation, search and rescue, and humanitarian response.
- First Flight Year
- 1,989
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- V-22 AE1107C installation
- Notes
- Applies to the MV-22B, CV-22B, and CMV-22B V-22 branches documented by the U.S. Navy. The exact current model is Rolls-Royce Liberty AE1107C; historical T406-AD-400 naming is retained only as an alias.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:35:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 21:56:15 UTC