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Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey – $68 million
The last on the list of most expensive helicopters in the world is a Boeing, who comes at the base price of 68 million dollars a unit.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is a one of a kind aircraft, the helicopter being capable of vertical takeoff and short takeoff.
So it is a mix between the conventional helicopter and turboprop aircraft, making this the ultimate mission equipment that your platoon has to have for a better and safer mission.
Originated from a 1980 experiment of the United States Department of Defense, the Osprey is now used by the U.S Marine Corps and The Air Force, being deployed on missions in Iraq, Sudan, Libya and Afghanistan.
The combat and rescue helicopter can transport up to 24 passengers and it is the aircraft with the largest fuel tank making double the mileage than other size contenders.
Nothing compares to it and because it is equipped with a hybrid propulsion system, the helicopter has a top speed of 262 knots, which is 75% faster than the average helicopter from the same category.
The price may be so big because the aircraft has two Rolls-Royce AE1107C Liberty Turboshaft engines who give it the possibility to deploy in two ways and land the same way.
So the US Air Force is the military division who can say they have the most expensive helicopters in the world with the 68 million dollars Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.
So have you seen these helicopters in the movies? Which one and what was it doing? Can you imagine what are the cost for renting a aircraft that is worth millions of dollars?
