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We climbed into the cockpit of a V-22 Osprey - the US military tiltrotor aircraft that takes troops into combat

Daniel Brown   

We climbed into the cockpit of a V-22 Osprey - the US military tiltrotor aircraft that takes troops into combat

V-22 Osprey

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One of the aircraft that the US Navy showed off at Fleet Week in New York City in May was the V-22 Osprey, the US Marine Corps' main assault support aircraft. 

And we got a chance to climb in the cargo bay and cockpit.

The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that blends "the vertical flight capability of a helicopter with the speed, range, altitude and endurance of an airplane," according to Bell Boeing, the V-22's manufacturer. "This allows more effective mission execution and realization of missions previously unachievable in one aircraft."

The Corps is even considering turning the Osprey into a gunship by equipping it with rockets, guns, and missiles.

Check it out below:

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