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In a First, Bell Finishes Nacelle Improvements on a CV-22

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In a First, Bell Finishes Nacelle Improvements on a CV-22
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron familiarize themselves with the new nacelle improvement modifications on a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at Cannon AFB, N.M., on Jan. 7 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said on Jan. 26 that its plant in Amarillo, Texas has completed the first nacelle improvements on a U.S. Air Force CV-22 special operations helicopter by a Bell/Boeing [BA] team. The upgrade is "to improve the wiring components within the nacelles and to change the structure in order to improve maintainability," Bell said. After receiving the improved nacelles, the CV-22 returned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, N.M., last month, on Dec. 13,…

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