♣특수작전용 틸트로터기- CV-22♣

CV-22B
Operated by the Air Force for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
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The CV-22 is an Air Force-modified version of the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey.

The first two Air Force test aircraft were delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.,

in September 2000, for flight testing.

 

The first operational CV-22 was delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command's 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., January 2007.

Initial operating capability is scheduled for 2009 with a total of 50 CV-22 aircraft delivered by 2017.

 

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Primary function: Special operations forces long-range infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply
Contractors: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., and Boeing Company, Defense and Space Group, Helicopter Division
Power Plant: Two Rolls Royce-Allison AE1107C turboshaft engines
Thrust: More than 6,200 shaft horsepower per engine
Wingspan: 84 feet, 7 inches (25.8 meters)
Length: 57 feet, 4 inches (17.4 meters)
Height: 22 feet, 1 inch (6.73 meters)
Rotary Diameter: 38 feet (11.6 meters)

Speed: 277 miles per hour (241 knots) (cruising speed)
Ceiling: 25,000 feet (7,620 meters)
Maximum Vertical Takeoff Weight: 52,870 pounds (23,982 kilograms)
Maximum Rolling Takeoff Weight: 60,500 pounds (27,443 kilograms)
Range: : 2,100 nautical miles with internal auxiliary fuel tanks
Payload: 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded) or 10,000 pounds of cargo
Unit cost: $89 million (fiscal 2005 dollars)
Crew: Four (pilot, copilot and two enlisted flight engineers)
Date Deployed: 2006 (with projected initial operational capability in 2009)
Inventory: Active force, 3 (testing)