CV-22オスプレイ：垂直離着陸機可能なティルトローター採用の輸送機

Flight of the Osprey A 58th Special Operations Wing CV-22 Osprey approaches a tanker aircraft during an airborne refueling over Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The event was part of a two-week documentation of the 58th SOW by the publication Vertical Magazine April 20, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeremy T. Dyer.)

CV-22 FILE PHOTO — Futuristic in its design, the CV-22 Osprey looks like a helicopter on the ground with two sets of propeller rotors on each wing tip. Once airborne, the rotors tilt forward so the aircraft resembles a dragonfly with turboprops. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Emerald Warrior 16A CV-22 Osprey prepares to land during Emerald Warrior 16 on May 3, 2016, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior 16 is a U.S. Special Operation Command sponsored mission rehearsal exercise in which joint special operations forces train to respond to real and emerging worldwide threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Logan Carlson)

Resolute Dragon 22 A CV-22 Osprey from the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 over Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

200603-F-UB429-1004 Air Commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron accept delivery of a new CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jun. 2, 2020. The 801st SOAMXS helps keep Ospreys ready to execute infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan LeVang)

A 71st Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey, flies over the skies of New Mexico practicing air refueling with a 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the 522nd SOS at Cannon Air Force Base N.M.

CV-22 Osprey U.S. Air Force Academy Flyover A CV-22 Osprey assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., flies over the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 6, 2020. The CV-22 is equipped with integrated threat countermeasures, terrain-following radar, forward-looking infrared sensor and other systems that allow it to operate in various austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

Ospreys soar over the CENTCOM AOR A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey flies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 29, 2021. The CV-22 mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

Going Vertical A CV-22B Osprey operated by the 7th Special Operations Squadron from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, flies over the flightline at RAF Lakenheath, while enroute for a routine training mission March 11, 2015. The CV-22 is the U.S. Air Force’s premier tiltrotor aircraft combining the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor T. McBride/Released)

New chapter for Air Force Special Operations begins A CV-22 Osprey takes off Sept. 29 from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Officials from the Air Force Special Operations Command assumed command of Cannon in a redesignation and change-of-command ceremony Oct. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez)

Extending the mission A CV-22 Osprey refuels from an MC-130J Commando II over the Emerald Coast during Operation Centennial Contact, June 27, 2023, commemorating 100 years of aerial refueling. Air Force Special Operations Command’s modified C-130s, from the HC-130P/N Combat King to the MC-130J Commando II, have been an integral component to refueling special operations aircraft since 1990. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Fiorilli)

Joint training Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group move away after exiting a CV-22 Osprey via rope March 1, 2011, during Emerald Warrior at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command officials to provide realistic training opportunities to conventional and special-operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. DeNoris Mickle)

‘Fit’ to fight A tumbleweed frames a CV-22 Osprey being towed Sept. 25 at Cannon AFB, N.M. Cannon AFB will be transferred from Air Combat Command to Air Force Special Operations Command Oct. 1. CV-22s are among the special operations aircraft that will be assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing which — as the 27th Fighter Wing — flew F-16 Fighting Falcons at the base from 1995 to 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg Allen)

210706-N-IO312-1006 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 6, 2021) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Akiel Mayers, from Ann Arbor, Mich., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), signals the aircraft elevator operator on the ship’s flight deck. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile)