The tilt-rotor Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey program received a boost final week when the U.S. Marine Corps took delivery of the newest variant. The Osprey, whichbegan improvement some 30 years ago, combines the helicopter’s capability to take off and land vertically, with the speed of a typical aircraft. The recently delivered Block C variant consists of an enhanced weather radar system, an upgraded crew and passenger aircon program, improvements to the cockpit Electronic Flight Instrument displays and upgrades to the Electronic Warfare Systems…
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