During the month, No. 1 aircraft made a total of 14 flights for 9 hours 33 minutes flight time, bringing the total cumulative time for the aircraft to 50 hours 16 minutes in 69 flights. Significant flight test accomplishments during the month included acoustical measurements, engine jet thrust determination, flying quality evaluation, off-flap programming, and longitudinal static stability investigations. At the end of the reporting period, a total of 18 persons had flown the XC-142A aircraft including two Air Force general officers.
Xc-142A VTOL Transport Program
1965
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Air Transportation , Vertical takeoff aircraft , Transport aircraft , Performance(Engineering) , Flight testing , Turboprop engines , Acoustic properties , Thrust , Stability , Statics , Flight control systems , Automatic , Synchros , Flaps(Control surfaces) , Duct inlets , Leading edges , Propellers(Aerial) , Ground support equipment , C-142 aircraft
Xc-142A VTOL Transport Program
NTIS | 1966
Xc-142A VTOL Transport Program
NTIS | 1966
Xc-142A VTOL Transport Program
NTIS | 1964
Xc-142A VTOL Transport Program
NTIS | 1964
Xc-142A VTOL Transport Program
NTIS | 1966