The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that was developed to combine the vertical takeoff and landing capability of a helicopter with the greater speed and range of an airplane.
Making the V-22 work required an incredibly complex design, and getting it into service took decades. The first V-22 flew in 1989, but a series of fatal accidents and technical problems meant the Osprey did not enter operational service until 2007. Since then, it has been used for combat deployments, rescue missions, and disaster relief.
In this Airspeed video, we take a close look at the MV-22B, the Marine Corps transport version of the Osprey, to see how its tiltrotor system works, how it transitions between helicopter and airplane flight, how its unusual folding system works, and why the Marines needed an aircraft that could fly farther and faster than a conventional helicopter.
This video was created entirely by humans.
Chapters
00:00–01:00 — The V-22 Osprey
01:00–02:07 — Why It Was Built
02:07–06:14 — How the V-22 Works
06:14–06:58 — Development & Accidents
06:58–07:45 — The Osprey in Service
07:45–08:41 — Recent Accidents
Credits
🎬Special thanks to our team
-Hubert M, Stefan Z and Edin S: 3D Animation
-Liam S: Editing & Sound Design
-Sydney O: Research & Script
-Ben S: Narration
-Lion & Louis: Direction
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This video may have been created by humans, but the commentator is definitely AI. How do I know? Because it’s not “Pro-Protor”, it’s “Prop-Rotor”!! 😂😂😂
もう４０年経過しても未完成のまま
ペラを外してジェット推進にすればよい。
Try turning down the music.
looks very much like from crysis games
Guys which mode iş the VTOL mode
love your animation style buddy
@AirspeedChannel There was another fatal crash in Hawaii in 2015.
My avenger looks better.
Can you make P47?
Liked as it's created by humans
Yay!!! To no AI
O sea, sólo es seguro cuando no vuela.
Rare to find a new quality science channel these days amongst the AI slop. Great video, I rarely ever subscribe but I did here.
Yo 2 days ago another guy copied this entire video Lmfao
It's the same identical video same thumbnail same title everything said basically it's the same
The only difference was that the other made like 50 views
The camera is flipped too
It's the same identical video
Just a different voice and camera
I reported the other video hope it helps
Pretty sure all the other channel is just a copy of this one
Can you do the b29 and military aircraft
Subscribed for not using AI ❤ and informative content as always
Im sure Elon can fix it
Interesting to understand the technical requirements that delayed so much the project and brought skepticism when accidents happened. What still intrigues me, though, is how it transitions from "plane-like" levelled flight to a "helicopter-like" hovering state, because it seems really different and more challengin than the opposite flight style, which in turn seems pretty straightforward.
La tripulación es de 2 Pilotos un Crew chief y un especialista, El Comandante, Copiloto, Crew Chief (puede o no tener el curso de maestro de carga) y un segundo crew chief o un especialista de la rama de aviación, mecánico de vuelo o artillero.
Dependiendo de la misión puede llevar uno o más de estos especialistas.
複雑に折りたためるにもかかわらず、飛行機モードだとプロペラが地面に接してしまうのがどうしても気に入らない。
과부틀이란 별명이 있음
日本の陸上自衛隊が導入したV-22の初の実働は2026年7月熊本地震の災害派遣で支援物資輸送で大いに活躍しました。
Come on AI… PROP-Rotor. NOT Pro-Protor…
how did osprey solved helicopers biggest problem-high survivability
큰 드론처럼 만들면 되는데 이거만들때에는 AI도 없고 드론개념도 없어서 잘못만든것임
Okay, imagine the osprey. But instead of propellers it has something similar to the f-35s vtol
I work for a Dynamometer company currently tasked by RR to build a teststand for the V-22 gearbox! So cool to be part of!
It's easy to fly if you don't have radios and a mission to manage. (The commander at MCAS New River let me "fly" the V-22 high fidelity simulator in full motion mode because he was so pleased with the work I had done on the V-22 program. 😊)
your animation quality is top notch!
No reference to Canadair Dynavert which did this @ 1970?
Folding flaperon is not reflected to CGI model.
i like helicopters like this please make more
The way the Osprey solved the helicopter speed limit is fascinating, but the drivetrain failures show how costly that complexity became. Decades of development paid off. Next, please cover the F82 Twin Mustang.
I’m like a kid in a candy shop when a new video drops
First maiden flight 1989. Entered operational service 2007. 2026 – official reviews and watchdog reports highlight severe, ongoing safety risks. Like the F-35, after ~20 years in service, it still has significant issues. Aircraft carriers have major issues long after entering service. The US has BIG problems with it's "high-tech" military.
날아 다니는 메카니즘 보다 전부 다 폴딩 시스템을 적용하니 복잡해지고 어려워지는 거
しょうがない
I found it interesting that the idea of tiltrotors went from tilting the entire wing (X-22) to titling the engine (V-22) to just tilting the rotors (MV-75)