The XV-15 tilt rotor has shown good handling qualities in all modes of flight; in the helicopter mode it allows precision hover and agility with low pilot workload. Vibration and noise levels are low; the conversion procedure is easy, with satisfactory acceleration or deceleration. The XV-15 handling demonstrated its potential for many civil and military applications.
The XV-15 tilt rotor research aircraft
1980-01-01
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Tilt Prop-Rotor Composite Research Aircraft
NTIS | 1968
|The XV-15 tilt rotor research aircraft
NTRS | 1980
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