The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-use, tiltrotor military transport and cargo aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.

The CMV-22B Osprey is a variant of the MV-22B and is the replacement for the C-2A Greyhound for the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) mission. The Osprey is a tiltrotor V/STOL aircraft that can...

The CMV-22B Osprey long-range tiltrotor aircraft incorporates tested tiltrotor capabilities to support carrier fleet operations. The developmental test model flew from Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas and landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.

Jul 14, 2022 · The CMV-22B is an adaptation of the MV-22B used by the U.S. Marine Corps as its standard medium-lift assault support aircraft. It was designed to replace the Navy’s existing C-2A Greyhound COD aircraft, a twin-engine, propeller-driven design that …

The CMV-22B Osprey is a tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft that can take off and land as a helicopter, and transit as a turboprop aircraft. The Navy intends the CMV-22B to replace the in-service C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft.

Dec 8, 2020 · The Marine Corps’ MV-22B provides day/night all weather assault support by transporting combat troops and equipment during expeditionary, joint or combined operations, capable of operating...

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) met a new milestone with the induction of its first Navy CMV-22B Osprey for maintenance Aug. 21. With receipt of this aircraft, the depot now services all...

Mar 4, 2025 · The CMV-22B is ideally suited for the CSAR role because of the inherent advantages of speed and range it enjoys over the traditional helicopters, with a cruising speed of 250 knots, and a range of 1150 nm. While the CMV-22B is intended primarily to carry out Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) missions as a replacement for the aging fleet of fixed ...

Apr 5, 2024 · The CMV-22B is the Navy’s long-range/medium-lift element of the intra-theater aerial logistics capability responsible for transporting personnel, mail and priority cargo from...

To meet the required 1,150 nautical mile mission profile, the CMV-22B has increased the fuel capacity by 524 gallons through the expansion of the two forward external sponson tanks, and the addition of two internal inboard wing auxiliary tanks (WATs) located over the aircraft cabin.