Civil Applications of the Tilt Rotor

Civil Applications of the Tilt Rotor
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and Materials
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1988
Genre: Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN:

Civil Tiltrotor Applications Research

Civil Tiltrotor Applications Research
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and Materials
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1990
Genre: Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN:

New Ways

New Ways
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1992-07
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780941375825

Assesses what is currently known about tiltrotor and maglev, and what roles these and other advanced technologies could play in improving intercity transportation.

V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
Author: Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2009-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437918778

The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter and flies forward like an airplane. DoD plans call for procuring a total of 458 V-22s. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) The V-22 In Brief; Intended Missions; Key Contractors; Total and Annual Procurement Quantities; Multiyear Procurement for FY2008-FY2012; Est. Total Program Cost; Prior-Year Funding; FY2010 Funding Request; Request for MV-22s; Request for CV-22s; Program History in Brief; Deployment to Iraq; Anticipated 2009 Deployment to Afghanistan; Foreign Military Sales; (3) Aircraft Reliability and Maintainability; Other Potential Issues; (4) Legislative Activity in 2009; May 21, 2009, Hearing on V-22 Program. Illustrations.