Proprotor
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A proprotor is a spinning airfoil that functions as both an airplane-style propeller and a helicopter-style rotor. Several proprotor-equipped convertiplanes, such as the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltro
A closeup of one of the V-22 Osprey's dual proprotors.
Convertiplane
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A convertiplane is defined by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale as an aircraft which uses rotor power for vertical takeoff and landing and converts to fixed-wing lift in normal flight. In the
Proprotor
…A proprotor is a spinning airfoil that functions as both an airplane-style propeller and a helicopter-style rotor. Several proprotor-equipped convertiplanes, such as the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, are capable of switching back and forth between flying akin to both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft…
A USAF CV-22 in flight
A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor in flight during 2005