- A
convertiplane is
defined by the Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale (FAI or
World Air
Sports Federation) as an
aircraft which uses
rotor power for...
- The
McDonnell XV-1 is an
experimental Convertiplane developed by
McDonnell Aircraft for a
joint research program between the
United States Air
Force and...
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designs that have
unique design features to
achieve powered lift. A
convertiplane takes off
under rotor lift like a helicopter, then
transitions to fixed-wing...
- The
Hiller X-18 was an
experimental cargo transport aircraft designed to be the
first testbed for
tiltwing and V/STOL (vertical/short
takeoff and landing)...
- "private
plane for the million", a
foldable single-engined
tiltrotor convertiplane.
Richard William Pe****, born at
Waitohi Flat,
South Canterbury, New...
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solely fixed-wing lift in
horizontal flight is not a
rotorcraft but a
convertiplane. A
helicopter is a
powered rotorcraft with
rotors driven by the engine(s)...
- The
Convertiplano is a
cancelled Brazilian convertiplane project. It is
based on the
earlier Focke-Achgelis Fa 269.
Henrich Focke revived the
design in...
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multicopter that has four rotors.
Although quadrotor helicopters and
convertiplanes have long been
flown experimentally, the
configuration remained a curiosity...
- flight. On 5
January 1959, the
Rotodyne set a
world speed record in the
convertiplane category, at 190.9 mph (307.2 km/h), over a 60-mile (100 km) closed...
- boat (for Pan Am),
never built (1938)
Sikorsky S-57/XV-2:
Supersonic convertiplane with
single blade retractable rotor.
Never built. Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66...
