Artwork High Speed Rotorcraft concept varibale diameter Tiltrotor

artwork High Speed Rotorcraft concept varibale diameter Tiltrotor

N-243 VMS R-Cab; Civil Tiltrotor Simulation Software screen

N-243 VMS R-Cab; Civil Tiltrotor Simulation Software screen

VMS: Variable Diameter Tiltrotor Simulation Project. side view display with XV-15 aircraft

N-243 VMS R-Cab; Civil Tiltrotor Simulation screen showing heliport (SFV) landing of CTR

N-243 VMS R-Cab; Civil Tiltrotor Simulation screne showing heliport (SFV) landing of CTR

XV-15 Tiltrotor Aircraft in 40x80ft w.t. - helicopter (take-off) mode

XV-15 Tiltrotor Aircraft in 40x80ft w.t. - flight mode

Aviation Week Magazine Cover (August 21, 1978) depicts Ames XV-15 Tiltrotor Aircraft in 40x80ft w.t. test - helicopter (take-off) mode

XV-15 (N703NA) Tiltrotor in hover - conversion flight at Bell Helicopter Co. Bell Photo number 043443

XV-15 (NASA 702) Tiltrotor in airplane flight at Bell Helicopter Co. Bell Photo number 029552

XV-15 (NASA 703) in flight with ATB (Advanced Tiltrotor Blades), Conventional mode

XV-15 (N703NA) Tiltrotor in hover flight landing on rooftop. Bell Photo number 042669

XV-15 (N703NA) Tiltrotor at the Dallas Convention Center Heliport/Vertiport Bell Photo number 042869

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

Tiltrotor Aircraft, Transport Aircraft T-Cab moving into NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulaotor (VMS) from I-Cab Fixed Base Area in bldg. N-243 using trolly.

XV-15 Tiltrotor in hover helicopter flight at Bell Helicopter Co. Bell Photo number 043901 (credit and permission required from Bell Helicopter Company for any non-governmental reproductions)

XV-15 Tiltrotor in hover helcipter flight at Bell Helicopter Co. Bell Photo number 043903 (credit and permission required from Bell Helicopter Company for any non-governmental reproductions)

NASA AMES Photographers N-258 NAS DEDICATION CEREMONY. air show VSTOL aircraft QSRA, XV-15 Tiltrotor, AV-8B Harrier in flight formation NOTE: CROP IN ON IMAGE VERTICAL format is AC87-0180-454.1

Tilt Rotor and Tilt Wing Concepts: Bell-Boeing and Bell-Textron: shown is the Multimission Transport Rescue

HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF TILT ROTOR Note: printed in NASA SP 2000-4517 The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft; Concept to Flight

Artwork: Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor folding swept wing and Forward Swept Wing Configurations (Bell-030355 Military High Speed Tilt Rotor)

Artwork: Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor Forward Swept Wing Configuration (Bell-029564 Swept Wing Tilt Rotor Concept)

Artwork: Bell Textron Co. Bell Textron Tilt Rotor Folding Tilt Rotor Aircraft Concept

Tilt Rotor and Tilt Wing Concepts: Bell-Boeing and Bell-Textron: showen is the NASA/ARMY/Navy XV-15

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. Noise Reduction

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in flight at Ames Research Center Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig 122

XV-15 PROJECT TEAM. AEROSPACE SYSTEM DIVISION (CODE F) & FLIGHT OPERATIONS & RESEARCH (CODE O) PERSONNEL Front row: Mike Bondi, Dan Dugan. Shorty Schroers, Wally Deckert, Marty Maisel, Violet Lamica, Robby Robinson, Demo Giulianetti. Back row: Jerry Bree, Gary Churchill, Dave Few, Jerry Barrack, Kip Edenborough, Jim Lane, Mike Carness, Dave Chappel, Duane Allen, Not pictured: Woody Cook, Jim Weiberg, Dean Borgman, Jim Brown, John Hemiup, Al Gahler, Ron Gerdes, Cliff Mckiethan, Bill Snyder, Rick Simmons Note: Used in publication in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 fig 123

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) hovers at Ames Research Center

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. Noise Reduction

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title, Conversion Mode, and Helicopter Mode

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) hovers at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. Noise Reduction

XV-15 Tilt Rotor Aricraft at lamore Naval Air Station

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 (NASA-703) ATB Rotor Hub on trumack

XV-15 Tilt Rotor Aricraft at lamore Naval Air Station

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 (NASA 702) Tilt Rotor flight to DFRC- (at Dryden)

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. Noise Reduction

XV-15 Rotor Test Apparatus (RTA) flow visualization Hover test-80-0021 in 80x120ft w.t.

XV-15 Tilt Rotor in flight by Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C.

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. (microphone set up) Noise Reduction

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. Noise Reduction

XV-15 Rotor Test Apparatus (RTA) flow visualization Hover test-80-0021 in 80x120ft w.t. (rotor tip)

XV-15 Rotor Installation in 80X120 ft. Wind Tunnel Test-0048. Noise Reduction

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode from East Side Runway

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) in conversion flight at Ames Research Center

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode

XV-15 (NASA-703) in flight at Ames static test site

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 (NASA 703) ATB Blade baseline tie down test with RADS

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Conversion Mode

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

Tilt Rotor and Tilt Wing Concepts: Bell-Boeing and Bell-Textron: show is the NASA/ARMY/Navy XV-15

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode from East Side Runway

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) hovers at Ames Research Center, helicopter mode

XV-15 prototypes: Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

XV-15 Tilt Rotor Aircraft in flight at Bell helicopter

XV-15 (NASA-703) Tilt Rotor take-offs at the NASA Ames facility at Crows Landing, CA

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) hovers at Ames Research Center

XV-15 Tilt Rotor (NASA-703) hovers at Ames Research Center

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Above Title and Helicopter Mode

XV-15 (NASA-703) Evaluation Flight @ Ames; Helicopter Mode

The XV-15 tilt rotor ships #1 and #2 parked on the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center ramp. The XV-15s, manufactured by Bell, were involved in limited research at Dryden in 1980 and 1981. The development of the XV-15 Tiltrotor research aircraft was initiated in 1973 with joint Army/NASA funding as a "proof of concept", or "technology demonstrator" program, with two aircraft being built by Bell Helicopter Textron (BHT) in 1977. The aircraft are powered by twin Lycoming T-53 turboshaft engines that are connected by a cross-shaft and drive three-bladed, 25 ft diameter metal rotors (the size extensively tested in a wind tunnel). The engines and main transmissions are located in wingtip nacelles to minimize the operational loads on the cross-shaft system and, with the rotors, tilt as a single unit. For takeoff, the proprotors and their engines are used in the straight-up position where the thrust is directed downward. The XV-15 then climbs vertically into the air like a helicopter. In this VTOL mode, the vehicle can lift off and hover for approximately one hour. Once off the ground, the XV-15 has the ability to fly in one of two different modes. It can fly as a helicopter, in the partially converted airplane mode. The XV-15 can also then convert from the helicopter mode to the airplane mode. This is accomplished by continuous rotation of the proprotors from the helicopter rotor position to the conventional airplane propeller position. During the ten to fifteen second conversion period, the aircraft speed increases and lift is transferred from the rotors to the wing. To land, the proprotors are rotated up to the helicopter rotor position and flown as a helicopter to a vertical landing.