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Caption:
Patuxent River, Md. (Oct. 12, 2002) -- The low rate initial production
aircraft No. 21 is the first production Osprey to join the V-22 flight
test program since resumption of flight evaluations in May of this
year. Aircraft No. 21 arrived at the Naval Air Systems Command
(NAVAIR) MV-22 test facility from its final assembly plant and was
taken into the hangar after its blades were folded and wings stowed.
The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor vertical/short takeoff and landing
(VSTOL), multi-mission aircraft developed to fill multi-Service combat
operational requirements supporting Marine amphibious operations. U.S.
Marine Corps photo by Lt. Col. Kevin Gross. (RELEASED)
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