BELL-BOEING V-22 OSPREY
V-22 SERVICE
| Manufacturers: | Bell Helicopter Textron, Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, USA Boeing Helicopter Co., The Boeing Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Model: | Bell Model 901 |
| Designation: | V-22 |
| Name: | Osprey |
| First official flight: | (MV-22A) 19/03/1989 |
| Factory production period: | 1987 - present |
| Primary service period: | 2006 - present |
| Last official flight: | Still in service |
V-22 VARIANTS
| 1989 | Model 901 | MV-22A | 5 | Total: 005 |
| 1997 | Model 901 | MV-22B | 113 | |
| ? | Model 901 | CV-22B | 14 | Total: 127 |
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Grand Total: 132 |
V-22 PRODUCTION
| Bell XV-15A-BF | Model 301, 1977,
N702NA, N703NA (civil reg.). Twin-engined, tilt-rotor prototypes funded by NASA and the US Army which was later developed into the V-22 Osprey. |
MV-22A
Prototype, twin-engined, tilt-rotor,
multi-role transport for USMC.
1 (163916), airframe not completed.
All retired by 1997.
Produced 1987 - 1991
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)
| BuNo.163911, 163913 | D0001, D0003 | 2 |
Boeing Morton, Pennsylvania (BV)
| BuNo.163912, 163914 | D0002, D0004 | ||
| BuNo.163915 | D0005 | 3 | Total: 005 |
SV-22A -
Proposed US Navy ASW version, cancelled.
HV-22A / B - Proposed US Navy SAR version, cancelled.
MV-22B
As MV-22A, various improvements.
Fuselage built by Boeing. Wings,
engines and final assembly by Bell.
First 6 pre-production prototypes.
Produced 1995 - present
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)
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BuNo.164939 / 164942 - 164941 to USAF in 2000 as CV-22A prototype. |
D0007 / D0010 | ||
| BuNo.165433, 165434 | D0011, D0012 | 6 | |
| 14 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
Bell Amarillo, Texas
| BuNo.165435 / 165444 | D0013 / D0022 | ||
| BuNo.165837 / 165853 | D0023 / D0039 | ||
| BuNo.165940 / 165948 | D0041 / D0049 | ||
| BuNo.166383 / 166391 | D0050 / D0058 | ||
| BuNo.166480 / 166499 | D0059 / D0078 | ||
| BuNo.166685 / 166692 | D0079 / D0086 | ||
| BuNo.166718 / 166726 | D0087 / D0095 | ||
| BuNo.166731 / 166747 | D0096 / D0110 | ||
| BuNo.167902, 167903 | D0111, D0112 | ||
| BuNo.167907, 167908 | ? | ||
| BuNo.167912, 168007 | ? | ||
| BuNo.168014, 168019 | ? | ||
| BuNo.168021, 168022 | ? | 107 | Total: 113 |
| 16 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
CV-22B
As MV-22B, version for USAF.
Fuselage built by Boeing. Wings,
engines and final assembly by Bell.
First 2 pre-production prototypes.
Produced 2001 - present
Bell Amarillo, Texas
| 02-0024, 02-0025 | D1005, D1006 | ||
| 04-0026, 04-0027 | D1007, D1008 | ||
| 05-0028 / 05-0030 | D1009 / D1011 | ||
| 06-0031 / 06-0033 | D1012 / D1014 | ||
| 07-0034 | D1015 | ||
| 08-0037 / 08-0039 | ? | 14 | Total: 014 |
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Grand Total: 132 |