Hiller X-18 - Wikipedia
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) technology.
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2024年11月17日 · What You Need to Know: The Hiller X-18, developed in the late 1950s, was an experimental U.S. Air Force tiltwing aircraft exploring V/STOL technology. Built from scavenged parts, including ...
Hiller X-18: The Strange-Looking Cargo Aircraft That Would ... - SlashGear
2023年5月15日 · The Hiller X-18 was a cargo aircraft that had VTOL capability as far back as the 1950s. Read the story about this strange aircraft that led the VTOL charge.
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2021年7月25日 · 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) technology.
The X-18 was not the first aircraft to employ a fully tilting wing, but unlike the earlier and much smaller Vertol VZ-2, the X-18 was the size of contemporary air-liners such as the DC-3. The X-18 completed 20 test flights and a demanding set of ground tests. by Jon Welte Penguin Airplane With Students at Hiller Aviation Museum X-18 Horizontal ...
Hiller X-18 - Vertical Flight Society
The Hiller X-18, begun in February 1957, used various components from existing aircraft. The fuselage was that of a Chase YC-122C transport. The two wing-mounted 7,100 eshp Allison T40-A-14 turboshafts came from the XFY-1/XFV-1 tailsitter …
Hiller X-18 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data
In February 1957, the USAF ordered ten models of the Hiller X-18, a stocky tilt-wing convertiplane powered by two 6000shp Allison turboshafts. This aircraft, weighing nearly 15 tonnes, had the fuselage of the Chase YC-122 , a twin-engine tactical transport aircraft, while the engines and propellers were taken from a discontinued programme for a ...
Hiller X-18 | Military Wiki | Fandom
The X-18 was an experimental cargo transport aircraft designed to be the first testbed for tiltwing and VSTOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) technology. Design work started in 1955 by Stanley Hiller Jr and Hiller Aircraft Corporation received a …
Hiller X-18 - The Osprey V22s' Grandfather - Jets ’n’ Props
Hillier X-18 in flight. The aircraft received huge 16 ft contra-rotating propellers, which earned it a nickname “Propelloplane.” Along with the two turboprops mounted on its wings, the X-18 was also equipped with a third powerplant.
Hiller X-18 | Strange Vehicles - Diseno-art
The Hiller X-18 from 1959 was the first ever tilt-wing aircraft to fly. Its design precedes all VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) tilt-wing aircraft.