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Why this airplane could stand its wings straight up

Built during the early years of the Cold War, the experimental Vertol VZ-2 looked unlike any aircraft before or since.
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Grounded dreams: Doak VZ-4 – how the first hovering plane lost its wings

The Doak VZ-4 was an experimental VTOL aircraft that successfully transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight, helping ...
IEEE

A Robust H ∞ Adaptive Feedforward Controller Method for Tiltrotor Aircraft/Turboshaft Engine System

Abstract: The problem of feedforward control for the Tiltrotor Aircraft/Turboshaft Engine System is addressed by proposing a robust H∞ adaptive feedforward control method. First, a comprehensive ...
autoevolution

First Two Tiltrotor Wings for the MV-75 Cheyenne Test Aircraft Are Almost Ready to Fly

Come the start of next decade, the U.S. Army will begin replacing its already aging fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks with something called the MV-75 Cheyenne II. The change is a pretty big one, as we're not ...
Aviation Week

From the Archives: Bell’s XV-15 Tiltrotor - 45 Years Ago In Aviation Week

The U.S. Army/NASA/Bell XV-15 tiltrotor made quite a splash during its 1981 Paris Air Show debut. The cover of our June 29, 1981, issue featured the aircraft hovering over the runway at Le Bourget ...
The National Interest

Here’s Why China Is Experimenting with a Tiltrotor Plane

Many questions about the new platform remain unanswered, but the latest imagery suggests that China’s tiltrotor aircraft is entering advanced flight trials. What Is a Tiltrotor Aircraft? Tiltrotors ...