US Air Force, WASHINGTON: In addition to riding on the wings of Eagles, Falcons and Hawks, the Air Force will also fly with the Ospreys soon. The CV-22 Osprey, that is.
The Air Force will buy 50 of the tilt-rotor aircraft for use by Air Force Special Operations Command.
The Osprey will first go through several developmental and operational test phases both at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Kirtland AFB, N.M. It should be ready for deployment by 2009, said Maj. Percy Dunagin, commander of Detachment 1 of the 18th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards.
The Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft that flies like a propeller airplane but takes off and lands like a helicopter. The first aircraft is now undergoing testing at Edwards. The second one arrived at the high desert base in late October and the third is expected in February.
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