Model Exhibits By Manufacturer: Hiller Vought
XC-142A Tiltwing
This HFI model is part of the world's largest public display of scale model helicopters.
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Aircraft Specifications
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First Flight: |
1964 |
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Main Rotor: |
Four-bladed, fiberglass, 15 ft., 6 in. |
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Engine: |
4 GE T-64-1 |
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Max Speed: |
345 mph |
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Height: |
26 ft. |
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Length: |
58 ft. |
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Gross Weight: |
37,500 lbs. (VTOL) |
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Empty Weight: |
23,000 lbs. |
About the Aircraft: Five prototypes were built of this vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The XC-142A combined the tilt-wing concept of the Hiller X-18 with the Ryan VZ-3RY "Vertiplane." It was designed to transport troops, or haul cargo, for the U.S. Armed Forces. The aircraft had counter-rotating propellers, and an interconnecting, three-bladed variable pitch tail-rotor system.
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