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The '''V22 Osprey''' is not a plane, nor a [[helicopter]]: it is a tiltrotor [[aircraft]], so it's both! | The '''V22 Osprey''' is not a plane, nor a [[helicopter]]: it is a tiltrotor [[aircraft]], so it's both! | ||
==Aircraft help== | == Aircraft help == | ||
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[[ | [[File:V22_fold.jpg|thumb|270px|The V22 with folded wings.]] | ||
*The tilt range is -10deg .. 0deg (vertical) .. 90deg (horitzontal) | * The tilt range is -10deg .. 0deg (vertical) .. 90deg (horitzontal) | ||
*The allowed tilt range is a function of the aircrafts speed. | * The allowed tilt range is a function of the aircrafts speed. | ||
*The flight computer limits the actual tilt to this range. | * The flight computer limits the actual tilt to this range. | ||
*Therefore you can lift of with vertical rotors and accelerate like a helicopter. | * Therefore you can lift of with vertical rotors and accelerate like a helicopter. | ||
*The computer will increase the tilt with increasing airspeed. | * The computer will increase the tilt with increasing airspeed. | ||
*For faster acceleration set the tilt to the maximum. | * For faster acceleration set the tilt to the maximum. | ||
*The Osprey can hover within a range of -10deg to 30deg. | * The Osprey can hover within a range of -10deg to 30deg. | ||
*You can set the tilt to horizontal/90deg on ground. Due to the lack of speed the tilt is limited to 30deg max. | * You can set the tilt to horizontal/90deg on ground. Due to the lack of speed the tilt is limited to 30deg max. | ||
==External Links== | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/index.htm Boeing.com V-22] | * [http://www.boeing.com/rotorcraft/military/v22/index.htm Boeing.com V-22] | ||
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