There is very little information available regarding Iran's use of its 79 F-14A Tomcats ( delivered prior to 1979 ) in most western outlets ; the exception being a book released by Osprey Publishing titled " Iranian F-14 Tomcats in Combat " by Tom Cooper and Farzad Bishop.

Although tiltrotors such as the Focke-Achgelis Fa 269 of the mid-1940s and the Centro Técnico Aeroespacial " Convertiplano " of the 1950s reached testing or mock-up stages, the V-22 Osprey is considered the world's first production tiltrotor aircraft.

The Osprey is a multi-mission aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing ( VTOL ) and short takeoff and landing capability ( STOL ).

Vertical motion is controlled with conventional rotor blade pitch and either a conventional helicopter collective control lever ( as in the Bell / Agusta BA609 ) or a unique control similar to a fixed wing engine control called a thrust control lever ( TCL ) ( as in the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey ).

Bassenthwaite Lake, one of the largest lakes in the English Lake District, is a habitat for the Osprey.

Osprey Park is one of the biggest parks.

It is generally considered part of Nokomis and people who live in the CDP have either a Nokomis or Osprey address.

Casey Key is divided between Nokomis and the CDP of Osprey

Osprey is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States.

Osprey is also the mailing address for Oscar Scherer State Park, one of the few protected areas maintaining habitat for the threatened Florida scrub jay.

Osprey is located at ( 27. 193962 ,-82. 486012 ).

: The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft.

The Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ), sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey.

Despite its propensity to nest near water, the Osprey is not a sea-eagle.

The genus, Pandion, is the sole member of the family of Pandionidae, and contains the sole species Osprey ( P. haliaetus ).

The Osprey and owls are the only raptors whose outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind.

The Osprey is unusual in that it is a single living species that occurs nearly worldwide.

The specific epithet haliaetus is derived from the Greek " sea eagle / Osprey ".

The Osprey is in weight and with a wingspan.

The Osprey is the second most widely distributed raptor species, after the Peregrine Falcon.

Prey is first sighted when the Osprey is above the water, after which the bird hovers momentarily then plunges feet first into the water.

The Osprey is the provincial bird of both Nova Scotia, Canada and Södermanland, Sweden.

According to the Air Force News Service, new airframes, to include the CV-22 Osprey, will likely be assigned to the Hurlburt Field and Duke Field complexes at Eglin AFB, Florida as well as to the new wing at Cannon.

Osprey, fishing birds of prey, are now on the lake as well.

Possibly because of the banning of DDT in many countries in the early 1970s, together with reduced persecution, the Osprey, as well as other affected bird of prey species, have made significant recoveries.

Other books include Battle for Berlin: End of the Third Reich by Earl Ziemke ( Ballantyne Books, 1968 ), Berlin 1945: The Final Reckoning by Karl Bahm ( ISBN 0-7603-1240-0 ) as well as books by After the Battle Magazine and the Osprey Campaign series.

Osprey Hall, The Crossings, Osprey Landing, and Osprey Cove are designated for freshmen although upperclassmen live there as well, while Osprey Village is an upperclassmen residence.

Vought is heavily involved in the Boeing 747, Boeing 787 aircraft as well as supplying parts for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II and the V-22 Osprey.

Mayaguana is home to the Bahamian Hutia, a rodent that was thought to be extinct until the mid-1960s, as well as American Flamingoes, Bartsch's Iguanas, plovers, terns, and Osprey.

* " Squadron Row ," an area of booths staffed by units based at Miramar and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, as well as other Marine Corps bases, to meet the public and sell merchandise to support squadron activities, and to display squadron aircraft including fixed-wing ( F / A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harriers ) and rotor-wing ( AH-1 Cobra, MV-22 Osprey, CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53 Sea Stallion ) vehicles ;

Popular camp grounds include Indian Creek and Lionhead run by the State of Idaho as well as Beaver Creek, Reeder Bay, Osprey, Outlet Bay, and Luby Bay, which are all located in and run by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.

" The Creek ", as it was known to cast members, encompassed Eagle Pines and Osprey Ridge golf courses, as well as the Sandtrap Bar & Grill restaurant.

* The Osprey is sometimes called the Fish Eagle as well

Similarly, an F-22 pilot may hover his jet in the air with the nose pointed straight up, a Harrier or Osprey pilot may perform a vertical landing or vertical takeoff, and so on.

* Pandion ( genus ), genus of birds of prey with a single member: the Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus )

The origins of Osprey are obscure ; the word itself was first recorded around 1460, derived via the Anglo-French ospriet and the Medieval Latin avis prede " bird of prey ," from the Latin avis praedæ though the Oxford English Dictionary notes a connection with the Latin ossifraga or " bone breaker " of Pliny the Elder.

Generally, Ospreys reach sexual maturity and begin breeding around the age of three to four, though in some regions with high Osprey densities, such as Chesapeake Bay in the U. S., they may not start breeding until five to seven years old, and there may be a shortage of suitable tall structures.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the main threats to Osprey populations were egg collectors and hunting of the adults along with other birds of prey, but Osprey populations declined drastically in many areas in the 1950s and 1960s ; this appeared to be in part due to the toxic effects of insecticides such as DDT on reproduction.

Nisos, a king of Megara in Greek mythology, became a sea eagle or Osprey, to attack his daughter after she fell in love with Minos, king of Crete.

* Northumberland Today, owned by Osprey Media is a daily online newspaper with content contributed from the Cobourg Star and Port Hope Guide.

It has had its own daily newspaper since 1878, the Port Hope Evening Guide, which was, until 2007, a part of the Osprey Media chain and subsequently a part of the Sun Media organization ; in 2009 the newspaper was amalgamated with the Cobourg Daily Star and renamed Northumberland Today. com.

Along with the kestrels, kites and Osprey, this is one of the few birds of prey to hover regularly.

Opposing Force opens with Shephard riding on a V-22 Osprey with his squad.

The boat's designer, Jack Holt, had a long association with Bell Woodworking of Leicester, because they built and sold kits for many of his other designs, such as the Cadet Dinghy, Heron Dinghy, Solo Dinghy, Mirror Dinghy, Miracle Dinghy, and Mirador cruising yacht, while they also produced the Pegasus dinghy ( designed by Uffa Fox ) and the Osprey Dinghy and the Bell Seagull and Seamew cruisers ( designed by Ian Proctor ) and several other designs.

The replacement of helicopters with the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey will allow the Marines to train all along the length of Japan, by using the tiltrotor's increased range to bridge the distance to the Japanese main islands.

Operations by " Greenside ," which is the rest of HMX-1, include operational test and evaluation, such as with the V-22 Osprey, a vertical take-off and landing tiltrotor aircraft, and support of exercises and training evolutions for the Marine Corps Combat Development Command at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

The Student Union comprises two buildings, with a covered walkway in between known as " Osprey Plaza ".

Additionally, Osprey Hall offers more a traditional, dorm-like environment with double occupancy along with communal bathrooms and showers.