Discover how the V-22 Osprey overcomes complex mechanical challenges to combine helicopter vertical takeoff with high-speed airplane performance.

The V-22 Osprey is a unique tiltrotor aircraft that operates as a hybrid between a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. Since its first flight in 1989, the Osprey has become a workhorse aircraft for ...

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its V-22 Osprey fleet after weakened metals in a part inside one of the aircraft broke apart in flight in November, causing an engine failure and a ...

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing operations again of its V-22 Osprey fleet after weakened metals inside one of the aircraft broke apart in flight in November, causing an engine failure and a near ...

WASHINGTON--A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal ...

In the wake of recent high-profile stories covering the V-22 Osprey, aspiring pilots and their families might be led to believe the Osprey is too complex or difficult to fly. That’s just not the case.

Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey of the United States Air Force. - Julian Herzog/Wikimedia Commons The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "widow maker" (or widowmaker) as "something having the potential to ...

The V-22 Osprey is a unique tiltrotor aircraft that operates as a hybrid between a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. Since its first flight in 1989, the Osprey has become a workhorse aircraft for ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components possibly played a role in another near crash, the latest setback for an ...