The V-22 Osprey: The Major Roles and Impacts of this Innovative Aircraft
History of the V-22, including Challenges:
The V22-Osprey was an aircraft that began as a figment of the imagination of the US armed forces and related parties. It is a tiltrotor aircraft that can takeoff vertically, considered a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing), as well as an STOL (short takeoff and landing), while also being capable of converting into a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight. The aircraft was a quite costly and deadly "research project" that began in 1982 that has since gone into production and use. These factors made it a controversial project at time, however its benefits have surpassed the challenges presented along the path of its development.
The V-22 Osprey was the first aircraft designed from the ground up to meet the needs of all four branches of the U.S. Armed services. It was produced by partnership of Bell Helicopter Textron with Boeing assigned responsibility for the fuselage, all subsystems, digital avionics and fly-by-wire flight-control systems, and with Rolls Royce-Allison in charge of the development of the two T406 turboshaft engines. Many parties contributing to a design of such complex systems is not uncommon in aviation, but can lead to discrepancies and more challenges still. Basically, more parties means more people to double-check figures and math, but also more people to make possible errors. Thus, that notion can be a two-edged sword. The US Department of Defense began development of the V-22 in 1981, first under Army leadership, but with the Navy/Marine Corps later taking the lead in developing what was then known as the JVX (joint-service vertical take-off/landing experimental a...
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