MAPMAKERS TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE
V-22 / MV-22 Osprey
A tiltrotor assault-support aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter, then converts to turboprop flight for greater speed and range.
Tiltrotor aircraft · Real-world system · MV-22B IOC June 2007
Technical basis
Rotating proprotors, cross-linked twin engines, convertible nacelles, fly-by-wire controls, folding shipboard geometry, and a drivetrain designed for vertical and fixed-wing flight.
Series appearances
- The Divided Peninsula — Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
- Watchtowers — Chapter Three