Each engine will have a 14-stage compressor, dual full authority digital engine controls (FADECs), a two-stage power turbine and a two-stage gas generator turbine.
The propellers will be driven by two Rolls-Royce Liberty AE1107C two-shaft axial engines, each rated at 6,150shp. The tiltrotor will have two rotors with three-blade propellers mounted on each wingtip. Engines and performance of CMV-22B tiltrotor aircraft The aircraft will also be equipped with a beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) high-frequency (HF) radio and improved command and control capability to provide line-of-sight communications beyond the horizon. The avionics carried by aircraft include autopilot, a forward-looking infrared system, global positioning system (GPS), inertial navigation system (INS), tactical air navigation system (TACAN), VHF radio navigation, instrument landing system (ILS) and fly-by-wire flight control. The cockpit will incorporate four multi-function displays (MFDs) to display imagery and maps.Ī multi-sensor payload pod will be mounted beneath the aircraft nose to track and acquire targets, using video tracker, electro-optical (EO) and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras that will produce high-definition real-time imagery during day and night. The US Navy’s CMV-22B tiltrotor will have a night vision goggle-compatible glass cockpit, which can accommodate up to four crew members, including a pilot, co-pilot, crew chief and second air-crewman. It will also incorporate improved fuel dump capability to dump fuel in-flight in emergency situations and aerial refuelling capability to refuel other naval aircraft based on the aircraft carrier. The aircraft will be equipped with an improved lighting system for cargo loading operations and a public address system for on-board passengers. The aircraft can carry up to 2,720kg (6,000lb) of cargo or personnel, including four crew and up to 23 passengers to a range of 1,150nm. The maximum gross weight of the aircraft in VTOL and STOL modes will be 23.4t (52,600lb) and 25.4t (57,000lb) respectively. The tiltrotor will have a length of 63ft, a wingspan of 84.6ft with rotors running and a height of 22ft. It will feature both vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and short take-off and landing (STOL) capabilities.
The aircraft can perform take-off and landing operations onshore, as well as on the aircraft carriers, using tri-cycle landing gear, which includes a two-wheeled nose gear and a pair of two-wheeled main gears.
The tail configuration will comprise a pair of vertical fins connected by a horizontal tailplane. The CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft will feature a fixed-wing design with two main wings mounted on top of the fuselage. It will continue developmental testing with an integrated team led by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21. The developmental test model flew from Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas and landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The CMV-22B Osprey long-range tiltrotor aircraft incorporates tested tiltrotor capabilities to support carrier fleet operations. The navy received the first CMV-22B Osprey in February 2020. The US Navy is planning to purchase only 44 aircraft versus 48 originally planned under the programme of record. Initial operational capability (IOC) of the aircraft is expected to be achieved in 2021, while full operational capability (FOC) is expected to be achieved in 2023. “”The tiltrotor will have a length of 63ft, a wingspan of 84.6ft with rotors running and a height of 22ft.””īell Boeing Joint Program Office was awarded a contract to manufacture 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the US Navy in July 2018 under a $4bn modification to the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract.
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