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Navy/USMC

Navy CMV-22B Osprey Variant Finishes First Flight

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

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Navy CMV-22B Osprey Variant Finishes First Flight

The first flight of the first Navy CMV-22B Osprey in Amarillo, Texas, verifying product requirements and airworthiness for the U.S. Navy in 2020. (Photo: Bell Textron)

The first CMV-22B Osprey for the Navy completed its first flight operations, the manufacturer said Tuesday. The tiltrotor CMV-22B conducted flight operations at the Bell Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas. Built by a consortium of Boeing [BA] and Bell Textron [TXT], it is the third variant of the Osprey design, after the CV-22 used by the Air Force and MV-22 used by the Marine Corps. The Navy plans to use the CMV-22B to replace the C-2A Greyhound to transport personnel,…

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