Vertical virtuality

1996-03-13T00:00:00

THE PRINCIPLE behind tilt-rotor aircraft has been around almost since the Second World War. Bell developed the first experimental design in the mid-1950s, carried the idea forward with the XV-15 technology demonstrator, then, in association with Boeing Helicopters, began work on the V-22 Osprey military transport. Having proved the concept, ...

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