This paper includes a presentation of the Army’s XV-4A Hummingbird Program, the first all-jet VTOL Army airplane. Areas covered include the program’s background, a description of the airplane, a detailed discussion of the VTOL propulsion system, the airplane’s VTOL control characteristics, and overall performance.


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    Title :

    The Hummingbird Program


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE World Congress & Exhibition ; 1964



    Publication date :

    1964-01-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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