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Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey 168691: engines at the wingtips

Reported near Dearborn Heights, Michigan, the aircraft has a Plane Alert DB entry in the list's "Distinctive aircraft" category.

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Map of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey 168691's recorded track near Dearborn Heights, Michigan: 8 positions over 2 minutes, about 10 miles.
Saved positions of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey 168691 near Dearborn Heights, Michigan, drawn from a short archived excerpt. The line breaks at gaps over 45 seconds, at source changes and at rejected positions. The path measures about 10 miles (8.9 nautical miles) along the plotted segments. Archive timestamps do not establish exact message freshness. USGS topographic background shows roads, water and place names where available. It is a current reference map, not imagery from the flight date. Map data sources

The aircraft reported near Dearborn Heights, Michigan, on August 4, 2026, was listed in the aircraft database as Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey 168691. The type's defining feature is its pair of wingtip nacelles, each carrying an engine and proprotor.

The Osprey grew from decades of tiltrotor experiments. Plane Alert DB includes 168691 in its "Distinctive aircraft" category. The list entry does not show who was aboard. The V-22 family also includes service-specific versions, so details from one variant should not be applied to every Osprey.

About the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

  • The V-22’s defining feature is its pair of wingtip nacelles, each carrying an engine and proprotor.
  • The Osprey grew from decades of tiltrotor experiments.
  • The V-22 family includes service-specific versions, so details from one variant should not be applied to every Osprey.

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Recorded data for 168691

Observation
Observed to
Event typeUnusual aircraft
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey
Type designatorV22
Tail number (registration)168691
ICAO addressAE64C3

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Ground speed258.5 kn
Archived altitude; reference not retained8,375 ft
Watchlist association
SourcePlane Alert DB
CategoryDistinctive aircraft
Pinned source version6f7a19044a8dc9ed1c5687c8d26650df7296321e
AttributionAircraft association/category: Plane Alert DB / SDR-Enthusiasts and contributors.
LicencesOpen Database License 1.0; Database Contents License 1.0
ScopeSource association only; not verified current ownership, operator, historical association or presence of any person aboard.
Record details

Public event ID: 628ba4c4-25ae-43f8-97bb-27a99e49bd5a.

Record revision: 3.

Evidence version: 30c619f178e016a20535eca2e1a3923d5a3a6d7c3ae4b65438af3c2538c139a4.

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