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June 1983
- Curtiss X-19 VTOL
- High Flight, Part 1 of the U-2 Story
July 1984
- Vought’s XC-142, Origins of VTOL Flight
- Return of the Thunderbirds
- Ernst Heinkel and his Empire
May 1989
- Tilt-Rotor & the V-22 Osprey
- Shoo, Shoo, Shoo Baby, A Classic B-17 Restored
June 1989
- V-22 Osprey, the Tilt-Rotor King
- Arado 234 Blitz Bomber
- RAF Bomber Command, the Great Firestorm Raids
August 1989
- Can the V-22 Osprey be Rescued from Oblivion?
- T-38, F-5, F-20, Northrop’s Light Brigade
March 1994
- What happened to the V-22 Osprey?
- Flight the Berlin Airlift
- Ultimate P-6E Hawk
- Dornier Bombers of the Luftwaffe
Manuals & Photos
- CV-22 Flight Manual, 2003
- CV-22B Flight Manual, 2005
- MV-22B Flight Manual, 2006
- V-22 Osprey 2010 Guidebook
- V-22 Osprey 2012 GuideBook
- V-22 Osprey 2014 Guidebook
- History of the XV-15
- Over 400 photos of the XV-15 and V-22
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
MV-22B Specifications
XV-15 Specifications
Videos
General Characteristics
- Crew: Four (pilot, copilot and two flight engineers/crew chiefs)
- Capacity: 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded), or 20,000 lb (9,070 kg) of internal cargo, or up to 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of external cargo (dual hook), 1× Growler light internally transportable ground vehicle
- Length: 57 ft 4 in (17.5 m)
- Rotor diameter: 38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 10 in (14 m)
- Width with rotors: 84 ft 7 in (25.8 m)
- Height: 22 ft 1 in/6.73 m; overall with nacelles vertical (17 ft 11 in/5.5 m; at top of tailfins)
- Disc area: 2,268 ft² (212 m²)
- Wing area: 301.4 ft² (28 m²)
- Empty weight: 33,140 lb (15,032 kg)
- Loaded weight: 47,500 lb (21,500 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 60,500 lb (27,400 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Allison T406/AE 1107C-Liberty turboshafts, 6,150 hp (4,590 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 275 knots (509 km/h, 316 mph[230]) at sea level / 305 kn (565 km/h; 351 mph) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
- Cruise speed: 241 kn (277 mph, 446 km/h) at sea level
- Stall speed: 110 kn[53] (126 mph, 204 km/h) in airplane mode
- Range: 879 nmi (1,011 mi, 1,627 km)
- Combat radius: 390 nmi (426 mi, 722 km)
- Ferry range: 1,940 nmi (2,230 mi, 3,590 km) with auxiliary internal fuel tanks
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,320 – 4,000[53] ft/min (11.8 m/s)
- Glide ratio: 4.5:1
- Disc loading: 20.9 lb/ft² at 47,500 lb GW (102.23 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.259 hp/lb (427 W/kg)
Armament
- 1× 7.62 mm (0.308 in) M240 machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun on ramp, removable
- 1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) GAU-17 minigun, belly-mounted, retractable, video remote control in the Remote Guardian System [optional]
V-22 Cutaway
General Characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot, copilot)
- Length: 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m
- Wingspan: 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) with turning rotors)
- Rotor diameter: 25 ft (7.62 m)
- Height: 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
- Airfoil: NACA 64A015
- Empty weight: 10,083 lb (4,574 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 13,000 lb (6,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Avco Lycoming LTC1K-4K (modified T53-L-13B) turboshaft engine, 1,550 shp (1,156 kW) each
- Engine power ratings:
- 1,550 shp (1,156 kW) normal takeoff power (10 min max)
- 1,802 shp (1,354 kW) emergency power (2 min max)
- Fuel weight: 1,436 lb (651 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 300 knots (345 mph, 557 km/h)
- Stall speed: 100 knots when in airplane mode ()
- Range: 445 nmi (515 mi, 825 km)
- Service ceiling: 29,500 ft (8,840 m)
- Disc loading: 13.2 lb/ft² (73 kg/m²[10])
- Power loading: 1.35 kg/kW[10]
- Hovering altitude: 8,800 ft (2,635 m) out of ground effect
XV-15 Cutaway
