V-22 Osprey: Unlike any aircraft in the world
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service multirole combat aircraft utilizing tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft. With its rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, it can convert to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight. This combination results in global reach capabilities that allow the V-22 to fill an operational niche unlike any other aircraft.
Advanced Capabilities
Heavy lift
The Osprey can carry 24 combat troops or 20,000 pounds of internal cargo, or 15,000 pounds externally.
Rapid speed
With a max speed of 275 knots (443 kilometers per hour), the Osprey can respond quickly to distant threats.
Foldable rotors
The Osprey’s wings fold into a 63-foot, 18-foot by 18-foot configuration, which takes up less space on an aircraft carrier.
Versatile, proven technology
Two customers have used the tilt-rotor technology and flown the aircraft more than 200,000 hours.
Lifecycle support
Boeing provides the support and services for the V-22’s mission around the world, keeping up with the aircraft’s two customers.
V-22 Osprey Milestones
V-22 Osprey: A Philadelphia Story
Support
Optimizing readiness of the Osprey fleet around the globe is one of Boeing’s many missions. From performance-based logistics contracting and integrated fleet support to vertical lift maintenance, modifications and repairs, Boeing provides a broad spectrum of innovative products and services which directly support and enhance capabilities while reducing total cost of ownership. These award-winning services range from transactional spares to complete lifecycle support solutions that are uniquely tailored to the requirements of each V-22 customer.
V-22 Osprey Technical Specifications
| Propulsion | Two Rolls-Royce AE1107C, 6,150 shp (4,586 kW) each |
| Length | Fuselage: 57.3 ft. (17.48.20 m); Stowed: 63.0 ft. (19.20 m) |
| Width | Rotors turning: 84.6 ft. (25.78 m); Stowed: 18.4 ft. (5.61 m) |
| Height | Nacelles vertical: 22.1 ft. (6.73 m); Stabilizer: 17.9 ft. (5.46 m) |
| Rotor Diameter | 38.1 ft (11.6 m) |
| Vertical Takeoff Max Gross Weight | 52,600 lbs. (23,859 kg) |
| Max Cruise Speed | 270 kts (500 km/h) SL |
| Mission Radius | 428 nm – MV-22 Blk C with 24 troops, ramp mounted weapon system, SL STD, 20 min loiter time |
| Cockpit - crew seats | 2 MV / 3 CV |
Feature Stories
New nest for the Osprey
August 1, 2019 in Defense
Boeing celebrates the opening of a modern V-22 Osprey factory outside Philadelphia.
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Battle Tested and Back in the Fight
September 8, 2015 in Defense
U.S. Air Force pilot Major Brett Cassidy, reunites with the CV-22 he flew through a fire fight. Their incredible story as the two come together at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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Boeing, Partners Sign $10B in Contracts for Vertical Lift Programs
June 12, 2013 in Defense
The five-year pacts are for the production of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
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Flying into the Fire
May 13, 2013 in Defense
Flying low and fast in a CV-22, Capt. Will Thompson maneuvers the aircraft through a narrow mountain pass in the dead of night.
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Meet the Phantom Badger
September 19, 2013 in Defense
Boeing turned to a team of NASCAR-experienced engineers to help with a vehicle that is sleek, versatile and speedy, and it doesn’t even leave the ground.
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Boeing serves the United States Marines Corps with its MV-22 variant, the U.S. Air Force with its CV-22 variant and the U.S. president with the HMX-1. They have all served their missions since 2007, when the first V-22 was fielded.
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V-22 Osprey Quick Facts
- Meets U.S. Navy requirements for combat search and rescue, fleet logistics support, and special warfare support
- Matches the U.S. Special Operations Command’s requirement for a high-speed, long-range, vertical lift aircraft
- Can be stored aboard an aircraft carrier or assault ship because the rotors can fold and the wings rotate
- Has air-to-air refueling capability, the cornerstone of the ability to self-deploy
- Watch the Smithsonian Channel’s piece on the V-22, ‘Air warriors: An extremely risky mission in enemy territory’
- Watch the Smithsonian Channel’s piece, ‘Air warriors: Ospreys quickly take down a Taliban warlord’