Osprey V-22 Tiltrotor
The Osprey V22 from Boeing may be one of the most incredible looking and functioning aircrafts you never come in contact with. Its ability to function like a heavy-duty turboprop at high-speeds and high altitudes, then tilt its nacale Rolls-Royce Allison turbshafts to land and hover like a helicopter, then fold its wings back into itself to ship and store makes it a modern day transformer.
Then again, it might be about as rare as an actual transformer as there are only three in the US Air Force fleet (having cost more than 30 billion dollars to develop). Interestingly enough, two of three can be seen in first sequence of the Transformers movie.
- Max Speed: 316 mph
- Range: 1011 miles
- Rate of Climb: 2,320 ft per minute
- Horsepower: 6,150 hp, each engine
What this means to the armed forces: It’s rapid self-deployment will make it the only vertical platform able to reach any worldwide operation. Basically, now that they can actually make it - they’re going to.
Cost: ~$1.1 Billion (each) @ Boeing
what a piece of shit
how many crashes? four how many survivors? zero
bell/boeing strapped wings on a coffin
I work with the V-22 and beleave that looking back 20 years from now this aircraft will be thought of one of the more important advances in aviation.
As well, if you look back in history in the development of new aircraft they have all had rocky starts. This aircraft has actually done much better than most.
No mechanic that works on this aircraft would made the comment above.
“v22 mech” needs to stick to their area of expertice…….coloring books.