ベル・ヘリコプター
Bell Helicopter


ベル・ヘリコプター・テクストロン社/ボーイング・ヴァートル社(現ベル・ヘリコプター・テクストロン社/ボーイング・ロータークラフト・システムズ社)製 初飛行:1989年3日19日(V-22) MV-22Aデータ=全幅:25.55m(プロップローター先端まで) 翼幅:14.02m(エンジン・ナセルのぞく) プロップローター直径:11.58m(各) 全長:17.47m(機首プローブ除く) 全高:6.63m(エンジン・ナセル垂直時) 翼面積:35.49m² プロップローター回転円盤面積:210.72m² 空虚運用重量:15,032㎏ 最大離陸重量:21,546kg(垂直離陸時)、27,443kg(短距離離陸時) パワープラント:定格出力4,586kWのアリソン製T406-AD-400ターボシャフト・エンジン2基 最大巡航速度:185km/h(海面高度、ヘリコプター・モードにて)、582km/h(最適高度、航空機モードにて) 初期上昇率:707m/min 実用上昇限度:7,925m 航続距離:935km(強襲任務時)、3,892km(短距離離陸後のフェリー航続距離) 兵装:機関銃:可動式および銃身回転式12.7mm機銃1挺~2挺 乗員:3名~4名 ペイロード:兵員最大24名または担架12床と医療看護員数名、あるいは機内に最大9,027㎏の貨物、または機外に6,804㎏の貨物吊り下げ ユニット・コスト:$72,100,000(flyaway cost、FY2015)
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↑AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (Oct. 4, 2007) - An MV-22B Osprey with U.S. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, taxies on the flight line at Al Asad Air Base after landing. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks. (Released)

↑AL ANBAR PRO, Iraq (Nov. 10, 2007) - An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron-263, flies over the Al Anbar Province of Iraq during a mission out of Al Asad Air Base. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks. (Released)

↑YAMAGUCHI, Japan (April 14, 2016) - Four MV-22B Osprey aircraft from Marine Medium Tilitrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of the Government of Japan's relief efforts following yesterday's devastating earthquake near Kumamoto. The long-standing alliance between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo. (Released)

↑NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 2, 2017) - President Donald J. Trump departs the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on Marine One, which is escorted by MV-22 Osprey aircraft. Trump visited Ford to meet with Sailors and shipbuilders of the Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier during an all-hands call in the ship's hangar bay. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson. (Released)

↑BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 14, 2021) - A CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the "Titans" of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, flies over the Bay of Bengal as part of MALABAR 2021, Oct. 14, 2021. MALABAR 2021 is a maritime exercise designed to improve integration, address common maritime security priorities and concerns, enhance interoperability and communication, and strengthen enduring relationships between the Royal Australian Navy, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)

↑Image courtesy of Shipbucket.


Update 25/02/17