Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey - RIAT 2012

The US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey – the world's first tilt-rotor aircraft -

made a very welcome return to RIAT 2012, in fact they sent two of the aircraft for the display.

The Osprey is a cross between a helicopter and a fixed wing aeroplane, its rotor blades can tilt

mid-air enabling it to take off vertically like a helicopter and then reconfigure to fly like a normal aircraft.

Not only does this allow it to reach speeds twice as fast as a helicopter but it also enables

it to carry heavier payloads and fly at higher altitudes.

The aircraft came from VMM-264 and were EH13 168225 and EH14 168226

Below are around 80 images showcasing this unusual aircraft

taken on the 6th, 7th and 8th of July 2012:

Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys EH13 168225 & EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Ospreys 168225, 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH14 168226
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225	Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey EH13 168225

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