MV-22

MV-22
Role	Tiltrotor
Variants	V-22B Osprey
Appearances
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

"Enemy leaders are using choppers to escape from the HQ."

― ISAF soldier

The MV-22, also referred to as the V-22, is a transportation tiltrotor. It has made few appearances in the Ace Combat franchise.

Design

The V-22 model used in Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

The V-22 was designed in 1982 as the first practical tiltrotor VTOL aircraft in history. When a V-22 takes off, its rotors are pointed upward like a typical helicopter to provide lift. After takeoff, the V-22 lowers its rotors towards the front to provide stable flight.

The V-22's specifications are as follows:

• Length: 17.47 m
• Width: 25.78 m
• Height: 5.28 m
• Weight: 14,460 kg
• Top Speed: Mach 0.5
• Cruising Distance: 2,224 km

History

V-22s were in service with the Federal Erusea Air Force during the Continental War. During Operation Autumn Thunder, Erusea's top military leaders attempted to escape using four V-22s. All were shot down during the operation. However, a fifth V-22 was supposed to take off and attempt escape as well, carrying the Erusean Supreme Commander at the time; for some reason, it never took off, and the supreme commander had died due to some circumstance by the time ISAF discovered the chopper.

The MV-22 was also present during the Lighthouse War, utilized by both the Osean Air Defense Force and the restored Erusean Air Force. During an Erusean bombing raid on Fort Grays Island, Osean MV-22s were used to temporarily move IUN personnel to a safer area. During Operation Lighthouse Keeper, Vincent Harling and Colonel Johnson commandeered an Erusean Air Force MV-22 in an attempt to escape the Erusean controlled International Space Elevator. The aircraft was shot down during a dogfight between IUN fighters and Erusean MQ-101 UCAVs, resulting in the deaths of Johnson and Harling.

The Erusean Royal Navy also used the MV-22 during the same conflict. During Operation Domino, in which the Osean Air Force launched a surprise attack on the Navy at Anchorhead, multiple MV-22s were used to evacuate high ranking Navy officers in the city in a failed effort that saw all of them shot down.

The V-22 eventually received a COFFIN variant, the V-22B.

Gallery

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  Two MV-22s evacuating the airbase on Fort Grays Island

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  Mother Goose One's MV-22

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  An MV-22 above Gunther Bay

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  A single Erusean V-22 over Farbanti

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  Four Erusean V-22s attempting to escape Farbanti

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  An Erusean MV-22 trying to escape from Anchorhead

Trivia

• In Ace Combat 7, the MV-22 lacks a wreckage model for horizontal flight mode. Therefore when destroying a MV-22 that is in level flight, the aircraft's engines will automatically point upwards when it explodes.
• Also in Ace Combat 7, the engines and wings of a MV-22 lacks collision, allowing the player to fly straight through them.