Two-place aircraft powered by Lycoming T-53 free turbine engine; gross weight 3200 lb; wing span 24 ft 11 in.; length 26 ft 5 in.; test shows feasibility of tilt wing principle; ease with which conversions can be accomplished and versatility of this type in both VTOL and STOL flights, demonstrated.


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    Title :

    Design aspects and flight testing vertol 76 tilt-wing VTOL/STOL research aircraft


    Additional title:

    ASME -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Dancik, P.J. (author) / Peck, W.B. (author)

    Conference:

    ASME Meeting A-278 ; 1958 Vertical takeoff



    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Tilt-wing VTOL aircraft

    McCormick, Jr., B.W. / Mallen, J. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


    VTOL-STOL aircraft

    Bock, G. / Spintzyk, H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1961


    VTOL-STOL aircraft

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1956



    Flight study of conversion maneuver of tilt-wing VTOL aircraft

    Thomas, III, L.P. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1959