The first production Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor fuselage was shipped from Boeing Helicopters to the Bell Helicopter Textron facility in Arlington, Texas, for final assembly. The aircraft, Osprey No 11, is the first of five Lot 1 low-rate initial production aircraft. Following operational testing, the aircraft will go to VMMT 204, the first US Marine Corps V-22 training squadron located at MCAS New River, North Carolina. Four pre-production V-22s are now being flown in the flight test programme.
Source: Flight International
