LTV XC-142

The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical-short takeoff and landing transports. An XC-142A first flew conventionally on 29 September 1964 and on 11 January 1965 it completed its first transitional flight by taking off vertically changing to forward flight and finally landing vertically.

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What was so bad about the Tilt-Wing LTV XC-142 that interest was lost by all branches of the service?....2
and the LTV XC-142, were technical successes, neither entered production due to other issues.3
designs, the Canadair CL-84 Dynavert and the LTV XC-142, were technical successes, neither entered production due to other issues.4

Made by Ling-Temco-Vought.

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separate projects including the LTV XC-142 VSTOL transport and spin tests of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom fighter.6
The LTV XC-142 is suitable to group with the following collection series. Post war U.S.7
Height Main
795.02
Height Alt
7.95 m
Length Alt
17.71 m
Ferry Range Alt
3300
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States* List of VTOL aircraft
Combat Radius Main
470 mi
Max Speed Alt
375
Type Of Prop
Turboprop
Max Speed Main
431 mph
See Also
* Tiltwing* Tiltrotor
Description
showing the XC-142 in flight
Payload Main
8000.0
Capacity
32
Max Speed More
at 20
000 ft
Cruise Speed Main
288 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
20227.0
Ceiling Main
25000.0
Number Built
5
Crew
2
Id
1965
Combat Radius Alt
409
Max Takeoff Weight Main
44500.0
Span Main
2057.4
Cruise Speed Alt
250
Area Main
534.5
Cruise Speed More
at sea level
Primary user
NASA
Span Alt
20.60 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
2126.0
Engine(prop)
General Electric T64-GE-1
Manufacturer
Ling-Temco-Vought
Payload Alt
3336.0
First Flight
29
Climb Rate Main
6800.0
Power Main
2
850 hp
Number Of Props
4
Climb Rate Alt
34.5 m-s
Length Main
1770.3799999999999
Area Alt
49.67 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey* Canadair CL-84* Hiller X-18
Empty Weight Main
22595.0
Ceiling Alt
7
620 m
Ferry Range Main
3
800 mi
Empty Weight Alt
10270.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
NASA aircraft
Tiltwing aircraft
United States experimental aircraft 1960-1969
United States military transport aircraft 1960-1969
Vought aircraft

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