Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey - Specifications (MV-22B)

Specifications (MV-22B)

Data from Norton, Boeing, Bell guide, Naval Air Systems Command, and USAF CV-22 fact sheet

General characteristics

  • Crew: Four (pilot, copilot and two flight engineers/crew chiefs)
  • Capacity:
    • 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded), or
    • 20,000 lb (9,070 kg) of internal cargo, or up to 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of external cargo (dual hook)
    • 1× Growler light internally transportable ground vehicle
  • Length: 57 ft 4 in (17.5 m)
  • Rotor diameter: 38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
  • Wingspan: 45 ft 10 in (14 m)
  • Width with rotors: 84 ft 7 in (25.8 m)
  • Height: 22 ft 1 in/6.73 m; overall with nacelles vertical (17 ft 11 in/5.5 m; at top of tailfins)
  • Disc area: 2,268 ft² (212 m²)
  • Wing area: 301.4 ft² (28 m²)
  • Empty weight: 33,140 lb (15,032 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 47,500 lb (21,500 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 60,500 lb (27,400 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Allison T406/AE 1107C-Liberty turboshafts, 6,150 hp (4,590 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 275 knots (509 km/h, 316 mph) at sea level / 305 kn (565 km/h; 351 mph) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
  • Cruise speed: 241 knots (277 mph, 446 km/h) at sea level
  • Stall speed: 110 knots (126 mph) in airplane mode
  • Range: 879 nmi (1,011 mi, 1,627 km)
  • Combat radius: 390 nmi (426 mi, 722 km)
  • Ferry range: 1,940 nmi (2,230 mi, 3,590 km) with auxiliary internal fuel tanks
  • Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
  • Rate of climb: 2,320 – 4,000 ft/min (11.8 m/s)
  • Glide ratio: 4.5:1
  • Disc loading: 20.9 lb/ft² at 47,500 lb GW (102.23 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.259 hp/lb (427 W/kg)

Armament

  • 1× 7.62 mm (0.308 in) M240 machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun on ramp, removable
  • 1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) GAU-17 minigun, belly-mounted, retractable, video remote control in the Remote Guardian System

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