In a continuing effort to expand the versatility of their aircraft, VTOL designers have for many years tried to combine the desirable features of various concepts into a single aircraft. This is a formidable task and most efforts have met with limited success. This paper explores the need for an aircraft combining the efficient VTOL capability of a helicopter with the efficient high speed characteristics of a fixed wing turboprop. The ability of the tilt rotor concept to fill this requirement and examples as to its potential usefulness in both military and civil missions is discussed. The status of the current Army/NASA/Bell XV-15 program and its role in proving the viability of the concept is reviewed. (DePo)


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    Title :

    Evaluation of the tilt rotor concept the XV-15's role


    Additional title:

    Bewertung des Konzepts neigbarer Drehfluegel. Die Rolle des XV-15


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 25 Bilder, 4 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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