The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-use, tiltrotor military transport and cargo aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.

Jul 10, 2023 · Amarillo, Texas, or more commonly known as ‘Rotor City, USA’, is home to Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center. Nestled in the Texas Panhandle, the world-class manufacturing plant is one of the leading assembly hubs that brings the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey to life.

Comprehensively tested and approved for full rate produc-tion, the V-22 provides strategic agility, operational reach, and tactical flexibility - all in one survivable, transforma-tional platform. Both Bell and Boeing have over 50 years of experience in V/STOL aircraft design.

Jun 15, 2024 · A new prototype of the assembly, with 15 design changes, was scheduled to be ready by June. The USMC operates roughly 350 Ospreys in 17 squadrons.

Variants of the basic design include: 1) U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B for airborne amphibious assault, 2) U.S. Navy HV-22 for search and rescue, 3) U.S. Air Force CV-22 for long-range special operations. Other variants include a U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare platform, a civilian commercial passenger tilt-rotor aircraft, and an AEW radar platform.

May 24, 2023 · PHILADELPHIA — A retrofit effort t o return an undisclosed number of grounded Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys to flight is over halfway complete, the aircraft ’s Joint Program Office tells Breaking...

Feb 5, 2023 · An undisclosed number of V-22 Ospreys across three services will halt operations until a component tied to the engine is replaced.

Feb 6, 2023 · Some CV-22s in the Air Force, along with aircraft from the Marine Corps and Navy, are grounded while they wait for a new input quill assembly.

Feb 6, 2023 · Based on the recommendation from the V-22 Joint Program Office, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Navy issued a time limit, via fleet bulletin, on the V-22 Input Quill Assembly, effective Feb. 3, 2023.

Feb 5, 2023 · V-22s with the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force Special Operations Command are grounded until a part of the engine is replaced. It’s the latest trouble for the tiltrotor aircraft and comes...