Bell XV-3

The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) was a tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army to explore convertiplane technologies. The XV-3 featured an engine mounted in the fuselage with drive shafts transferring power to two-bladed rotor assemblies mounted on the wingtips.

with the Bell XV-3 convertiplane in the 1950's, the XV-15 made its first flight, after extensive testing, in May of 1977.1
The Bell XV-3 had a single engine mounted in the fuselage to drive two movable rotors mounted at the tips of small wings.2
Bell XV-3 VTOL kit following this one.3
The first serious contender was the Bell XV-3, which flew for 125 hours starting in 1958. Then came the XV-15, first flown in 1977.4
three decades of development, which began with the Bell XV-3 in the early 1950s.5
The Bell XV-3 design was a joint Army-Air Force program that had its beginning in 1951 and culminated in a flying test article in 1955.6
In 1958, the US Air Force developed the Bell XV-3, which was the first successful VTOL to hover, but was not tested in airplane flight. ....7

Made by Bell Helicopter.

The Bell XV-3 followed by the XV-15 were the first to prove the tilt-rotor concept.8
One of them Bell XV-3 using a rotor engines, depended entirely on ground effect for hovering.9
Bell XV-3 became the world's first successful vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor aircraft.10
The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) was a tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army, to 11
The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) was a tiltrotor aircraft first flown in 1955. ..... Click the link for more information.12
of the precursor Bell XV-3 program, which sported a radial P&W R-985 engine.13
Empty Weight Lb
4205
Wing Area Sqm
11
Eng 1 Type
Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
Radial engine
Max Speed Mph
184
Cruise Speed Kmh
269
Ceiling Ft
15000
Cruise Speed Mph
167
Eng 1 Kw
336
Status
Display
Span In
4
Gross Weight Lb
4890
Number Built
2
Crew
1
Climb Rate Ftmin
1260
Empty Weight Kg
1907
Gross Weight Kg
2218
Height In
3
Rot Number
2
Range Km
411
Climb Rate Ms
6
Manufacturer
Bell Helicopter
Rot Dia Ft
25
Range Miles
255
First Flight
11
Max Speed Kmh
296
Height Ft
13
Span Ft
31
Wing Area Sqft
116
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
10
Length Ft
30
Height M
4
Rot Dia In
Ceiling M
4600
Eng 1 Hp
450
Eng 1 Number
1
Category
Bell aircraft
Tiltrotor aircraft
United States experimental aircraft 1950-1959
Length In
4
Length M
9
Rot Dia M
8

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