Bell Boeing V22 Osprey at IWM Duxford today

The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey

#TechTuesday CV-22 Osprey... The CV-22 is a medium-lift, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tiltrotor, primarily used for clandestine long-range, all-weather penetration to insert, recover, and support SOF teams in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive areas. Derived from the V-22, which flew in prototype form on March 19, 1989, USAF CV-22Bs are equipped with a fully integrated precision TF/TA radar navigation, digital cockpit management system, FLIR, integrated NVG/HUD, digital map system

Sunrise or sunset ✈️The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft.With the Osprey the 20th SOS conducts day or night low-level penetration into hostile enemy territory, to accomplish infiltration and exfiltration, aerial gunnery support and resupply of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) throughout the world. Air

CV-22B Osprey in action with crews from the United States Air Force’s 71st Special Operations Squadron. #USAF #SpecialOperations #CV22 #VerticalMag #Aviation | Vertical Magazine

The V-22 Osprey