V-22 Osprey production increase not derailed by CV-22 delay
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Bell Helicopter Textron and The Boeing Co.'s plans for full-rate production of the CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft will remain unaffected by the six-month delay in the aircraft's testing by the US Air force, particularly as a majority of the Ospreys will be MV-22s designed especially for the Marine Corps. President George W. Bush's budget plan for fiscal 2006 shows progressively increased funding of MV-22 Ospreys though this is dependent on several predicates.
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Osprey PRV solution here now, Bell asserts
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The new personnel recovery vehicle (PRV) that the Air Force is looking can be found on the outskirts of Paris, in the form of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, which is half airplane, half helicopter. The Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, a hybrid helicopter-airplane platform made on a partnership basis by Bell Helicopter and The Boeing Co. in a multi-service, multi-year $50 billion program.
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V-22 Osprey pilots conduct refueling tests
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The $48 billion V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft program is a joint effort between the Bell Helicopter Textron and the Boeing Company. The Osprey number 22 successfully completed air-to-air refueling operations during the test flight program, which was resumed in May 2002 after the reengineering and reworking of the aircraft.
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