1989 : Development of the Osprey was nearly completed in 1989 . A CV-22 ##A crashed at Hurlburt Field 's Eglin Range , the Air Force Base . No crew members are injured , a spokeswoman says . The Osprey , a tilt - rotor aircraft , spins like a propeller and lands like a helicopter .
NEW : Development of the Osprey was nearly scrapped in 1989 . A CV-22 Osprey crashed at Hurlburt Field 's Eglin Range , the Air Force says . Five crew members are injured , a spokeswoman says . The Osprey , a tilt-rotor aircraft , flies like a plane and lands like a helicopter .