LEGO Technic Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor with Motor Functions Helicopter Toy

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This helicopter toy set requires 6 x AA batteries (not included) for the battery box to power all of the cool motorized functions included in this powerful model. Printed instructions are included so kids can get started with this rewarding and fun building challenge as soon as they open the box. Fortunately, LEGO® is LEGO® and you as a LEGO® fan can decide for yourself what you want to build or not. If you find it very unfortunate that this construction set is not released as an official set, you can still (almost) build it with the building instructions.

Technic Curved Panel 3×13 in DBG (18944 / 6303446) Why has LEGO® 42113 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey been cancelled?Once they've been attached all that remains to be done is to cover the mechanisms, and attach the tail and the rotor blades, which are a bit fiddly. Give aircraft lovers an amazing insight into how the powerful Bell™ Boeing™ V-22 Osprey™ tiltrotor aircraft works with this highly-detailed LEGO® Technic™ aircraft playset (42113). Kids and adults aged 11 and up will love building an authentic motorized replica of the famous multi-mission aircraft. The small linear actuator at the bottom of the picture will be connected to the cargo bay door. Another one is added later to operate the landing gear. This new set was launched by LEGO® as an airplane used in search and rescue missions, as shown on the box. In practice, however, this aircraft is only used by military organizations. For example, the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is used for military missions in Iraq and Yemen.

We will never know whether the set was cancelled due to external pressure, or because of this flaw. The fact that LEGO did not offer it to fan media for review a month or so ago at the same time as the other summer Technic sets suggests to me that it is the latter. In fact, one could argue that the external pressure provided a way for the company to save face and look like it was doing the right thing, while keeping the real reason for its withdrawal under wraps. I've concluded that it matters whether you engage the gearbox before turning on the motor, or vice-versa. If you do the former with the gearbox switched ready to rotate the blades, the motor struggles to get up to speed due to the friction it needs to overcome and the first couple of 8t gears in the chain can't handle the torque. This could be the REAL reason it was recalled and that Lego decided (2 weeks prior to release) to use the military connotations as an excuse to hide the real truth. I find it hard to see why this was the reason - Lego have a history of themed sets with military connotations as well as other 'adult' themes - James Bond uses guns and sleeps with women and still the DB5 was released. The lower one on the other side raises and lowers the wheels, which when retracted, fit neatly into the body.However, the gearbox contains a serious design flaw, the likes of which we've never encountered in a Technic model before. I've managed to break it within a few hours of building it. If the mechanisms are kept within their limits and operated in a particular way, they operate fairly well, but it's all too easy to strain the motor and break the gears.

On July 21, 2020, LEGO announced that the upcoming LEGO Technic V-22 Osprey had been cancelled. Set number 42113 was an officially licensed model of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft used by the US Navy, Marines, Air Force and Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Its dimensions are identical to the Control+ hub and it uses the same 6 AA battery 'cassette'. There are two outputs and two independent switches which can be operated via a pin hole at the top or an axle hole on the side. This immersive LEGO® Technic™ aircraft playset makes a great holiday gift for anyone aged 11 and up who would love to build and explore an awesome helicopter building set. I find myself swayed by the theory that the set was primarily cancelled due to the design flaw, but as others have said, I still find it strange it was cancelled so late regardless of the reason.

Why has LEGO® 42113 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey been cancelled?

The only new part in the set is the Powered Up battery box which, at last, enables PU motors to be simply switched on and off without the need for the complexity of hubs and smartphones. LEGO® has a policy of not releasing modern war vehicles as a set. After the LEGO® 42133 was unveiled, it was therefore criticized from various sides and even announced to demonstrate at LEGO® Brand Retail Stores. LEGO® therefore decided to postpone the launch and therefore cancel it entirely.