The $90 million Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey, with its swivel turboprop engines, can accelerate up to an airspeed of 280 knots – far quicker than its rotor-equipped counterparts – but land in areas where a runway is not available.
It can climb up to a maximum altitude of 25,000 feet, travel a maximum distance of 575 miles and carry 24 soldiers seated, 32 personnel on the floor or 10,000lbs of cargo.