DTN News - MV-22 OSPREY NEWS: Osprey Prepares To Land On The Deck of The USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier
Source: DTN News(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 3, 2013: An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush, which is conducting training and carrier qualifications, in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 27, 2013.
The Osprey is assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is the first aircraft designed from the ground up to meet the needs of the Defense Department's four U.S. armed services. The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands like a helicopter. Once airborne, its engine nacelles can be rotated to convert the aircraft to a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.
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