Military cargo plane with rotor blades???

Question

Saw it this afternoon, around 3:00, about 10 miles South of D.C.

It looked like a military transport aircraft but had a pair of helicopter rotor blades, one on the end of each wing?

. . . what the heck?

It moved along at a fairly decent clip and had no other obvious means of propulsion other than these two rotors (or possibly oversized props?).

I looked for an insignia, but it was painted solid white, with no markings.

I'm guessing it was a vertical take-off/landing cargo plane, but I've NEVER seen anything quite like it! I almost drove off the road staring at the thing . . .

I guess I'm looking for a Mfgr and model number for the thing, or a website with some technical data.

Answer 1

Yes, that is the (discontinued) V-22 Osprey, there's still a few flying for testing purposes, but no formal contracts exist to continue their development for now. Neat aircraft!

- The Gremlin Guy -

Answer 2

It is called an aspire or an  osprey

It has wings with props at both ends of the wing that can turn form horazontal to varietal . It can land like a helacopter or an air plain

Answer 3

It was an V-22 Osprey, probably US Marine Corps. I saw it also over the Potomac River heading towards DC from the south.

Answer 4

It looks like you've seen a V-22 Osprey. It is a powered lift aircraft. The links below would give what you are searching for.