The aircraft also executed 30 transitions ... "Sikorsky conducts dual-mode flight of rotor blown wing UAS " was originally ...

model of the rotor blown wing (RBW) platform, a tailsitting flying-wing aircraft—with two dual rotor systems—that transitions from thrustborne vertical flight to wingborne horizontal flight.

Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the accident, as the aircraft's safety record comes under scrutiny. The Osprey is a multi-engine, dual-piloted tilt-rotor aircraft that can ...

“The (M)V-22 Osprey is a multiengine, dual-piloted, self-deployable, medium-lift, vertical takeoff and landing, tilt-rotor aircraft designed for combat, combat support, combat-service ...