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The United States is enhancing its already significant presence at this year's Air Tattoo with the addition of more aircraft to the flying and static display.
The Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor will be returning to the show following its flying debut in last year's show, with a demonstration of its capabilities provided by the 352nd Special Operations Wing, based at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk. The aircraft has the unique capability of being able to take-off vertically like a helicopter but fly at forward speeds associated with fixed-wing aircraft.
One of the Ospreys will also appear in the static display allowing visitors to get up close to these impressive aircraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmKXEyho6k
The addition of the Ospreys comes on top of the debut of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, five of which are attending, two from the US Air Force and three from the Marine Corps. The US Air Force is also providing two F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters, one of which will feature in the flying display.
http://www.airtattoo.com/
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