V- 22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Program

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Abstract:

The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter and fliesforward like an airplane. Department of Defense plans call for procuring a total of 458 V-22s,including 360 MV-22s for the Marine Corps; 50 CV-22 special operations variants for U.S.Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM (funded jointly by the Air Force and USSOCOM);and 48 HV-22s for the Navy.

Author(s):
Gertler, Jeremiah
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Technical Report
Publication Date:
2012 Apr 19
Pagination:
35

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
tilt rotor aircraft, test and evaluation, warfare, airframes, air force, transport aircraft, contingency operations (military), vertical takeoff aircraft, aircrafts, congress, personnel management, aircraft equipment, aircraft industry, employment, logistics, contracts, department of defense
Creation Date:
2022 May 27
Update Date:
2022 May 27