tiltrotor

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tiltrotor

(ˈtɪltˌrəʊtə)

an aircraft with rotors that can be tilted

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During the training flights, F-35B jets fired the 25mm cannon in coordination with MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters firing 7.62 mm machine guns to destroy the killer tomato, a large inflatable target used during live-fire exercises at sea.

United States : Marine F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft complete GAU-22 cannon, ordnance hot reload exercise in Indo-Pacific Region

Navy celebrated the transformation of a 350,000-square-foot facility outside Philadelphia into a modern factory where company employees will build fuselages for the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft and modernize the MV-22 fleet for the Marines.

Boeing, Marines, Navy Celebrate $115 Million V-22 Facility; Boeing investment accommodates V-22 fuselage production and MV-22 modification program

CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are undergoing modifications as well, Chitty noted.

SOCOM AIRCRAFT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND UPGRADES AIR DELIVERY VEHICLES

Rudder also touched on the Future Vertical Lift program, noting that the Marine Corps would prefer its H-l helicopter replacement to be a tiltrotor aircraft that could easily pair with the MV-22B Osprey.

Panel Discusses Naval Aviation's Future at Sea-Air-Space Expo

The Defense Department has approved a contract modification worth $4.2 billion for V-22 tiltrotor aircraft made under a joint venture between Bell Helicopter and Boeing.

Bell-Boeing JV receives $4.2B V-22 order from DOD, Japan

Bell Helicopter is a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., a producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft.

PH inks P12-B contract for 16 Bell choppers

Tiltrotor aircraft attracted much researchers' attention in the field of aeronautics and astronautics since 1980s [1, 2].

Mathematical Modeling and Modal Switching Control of a Novel Tiltrotor UAV

Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries.

Bell V-280 Valor marks first flight

The trip culminated in Philadelphia, home of Boeing's rotorcraft division where the Chinook is built, and where a significant portion of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft is manufactured.

The Boeing company: supporting Canada's military with a variety of key aircraft platforms

of Longueuil, Que., was awarded a long-term contract by Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland to supply the landing gear for the AW609 TiltRotor aircraft.

Who's who and what's what in the defence sector

One official said the elite Delta Force was used in the mission, and that UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft were involved.

Senior IS commander killed as US forces carry out raid in Syria

The first civilian tiltrotor aircraft is now in development and could reach the market by 2017, officials from AgustaWestland announced at Helicopter Association International's Heli-Expo held in Orlando, Florida, in March.