Highest production of  tilt rotor aircraft
Who
Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey
What
first
Where
United States ()
When
2004
The Boeing/Bell V-22 'Osprey' tilt rotor aircraft was the first, and is currently the only, such machine in production. By February 2004 a total of 47 had been manufactured although none had entered active service with the US military at that time as the testing programme had not been completed. A cross between a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter, the Osprey can take of and land vertically but is able to fly at a maximum speed of 510 km/h (310 mph), twice as fast as most attack helicopters. The V-22 also has a much greater range than most helicopters and is capable of carrying 24 combat troops or 4.5 tonnes (10,000 lb) of cargo. It is 17.5 m (57.33 ft) long and 25.5 m (83.66 ft) wide (rotor tip to rotor tip).

However, the Boeing Co. and Bell Helicopter announced on 9 January 2007 that they had met their 2006 delivery goal for the V-22 Osprey, which is scheduled to be deployed later in 2007. The Bell-Boeing team delivered 13 of the tilt-rotor aircraft to the Marine Corps and three modified versions to the Air Force Special Operations Command, meeting its delivery commitment for the second consecutive year.