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BELL-BOEING V-22
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V22
| Aircraft | |||||||
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| Name | V-22 | ||||||
| Manufacturer | BELL-BOEING | ||||||
| Body | Narrow | ||||||
| Wing | Rotary | ||||||
| Position | Three-blade tandem rotors | ||||||
| Tail | Double fin, low set | ||||||
| WTC | Medium | ||||||
| Type code | T2T | ||||||
| Engine | Turboshaft | ||||||
| Engine count | Multi | ||||||
| Position | (Front) Wing leading mounted | ||||||
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | ||||||
| Mass group | 4 | ||||||
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BELL-BOEING V-22
Description
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, military, tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL)), and short takeoff and landing (Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL)) capability. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 25.8 m84.646 ft |
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| Length | 17.5 m57.415 ft |
| Height | 6.73 m22.08 ft |
| Powerplant | 2 x Rolls-Royce Allison T406/AE 1107C-Liberty turboshafts, 6,150 hp (4,590 kW) each. |
| Engine model | Rolls-Royce AE 1107C-Liberty |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 275 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | 600 ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | 2740027,400 kg 27.4 tonnes kg |
Ceiling | FL260 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
| WTC | M | Range | 17301,730 nm 3,203,960 m 3,203.96 km 10,511,679.798 ft NM |
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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving V22
None on SKYbrary