Evolution of Hiller Aircraft Corp's philosophy which led to selection of tilt wing propelloplane as most promising of all VTOL types for next step beyond helicopter; tilt wing propelloplanes vs other types of VTOL's shown graphically; operational and safety aspects; economics of tilt wing aircraft.


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    Title :

    Product analysis of tilt-wing propelloplane type VTOL aircraft


    Additional title:

    ASME -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    ASME Meeting SA-35 ; 1959 Vertical takeoff



    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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    Tilt-wing VTOL aircraft as commercial air transport

    Mazzitelli, F.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


    Tilt-wing VTOL aircraft as commercial air transport

    Mazzitelli, F.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


    Some aeroelastic problems of tilt-wing VTOL aircraft

    Loewy, R.G. / Yntsma, R.T. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1958