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|download = http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/les-appareils/v22/appareil.htm | |download = http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/les-appareils/v22/appareil.htm | ||
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[[File:v22cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|The [[cockpit]] of the V-22. Note descent rate.]] | |||
[[File:v22inflight.jpg|thumb|270px|The V-22 in flight.]] | |||
[[File:V22_fold.jpg|thumb|270px|The V22 with folded wings.]] | |||
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! | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The V-22 Osprey is an interesting aircraft, and the Flight Gear model is a fully functional, instrumented model that is relatively easy to fly. Not to be confused with the Bell/Boeing VMX22-Osprey model which is a development model in Flight Gear, and lacks instruments at present. | The V-22 Osprey is an interesting aircraft, and the Flight Gear model is a fully functional, instrumented model that is relatively easy to fly. Not to be confused with the Bell/Boeing VMX22-Osprey model which is a development model in Flight Gear, and lacks instruments at present. | ||
== First Flight == | == First Flight == | ||
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* 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 aircraft's speed. | * The allowed tilt range is a function of the aircraft's speed. | ||