The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) is an American tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to …

The product of a 1951 joint U.S. Air Force-U.S. Army initiative, the Bell XV-3 became the world's first successful Vertical Short TakeOff and Landing (VSTOL) tilt-rotor aircraft.

In 1953, under Lichten’s leadership, Bell won an Army- and Air Force-funded Convertible Aircraft Program contract to develop two demonstrator tilt rotor flight vehicles. The aircraft, designated …

Technical data for Bell XV-3 Engine: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-985 rated at 330kW, propeller diameter: 7.32m, wingspan: 9.15m, take-off weight: 2177kg, empty weight: 1633kg, max …

2021年5月21日 · Major Robert C. Ferry piloted the Bell XV-3 Convertiplane on its first Air Force flight. The XV-3 was an experimental tilt rotor aircraft with fixed wings and tail surfaces, and …

2025年2月24日 · The Bell XV-3 was America’s first tilt-rotor aircraft, designed to take off like a helicopter and fly like a plane. With massive 25-foot-long propellers and a revolutionary …

The XV-3 that Lichten and Bell designed for the U.S. Army was a small aircraft, only 5,000 pounds gross weight. It used the 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine mated to a two-speed...

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 in order to explore …

Bell Aircraft began studying the tilt rotor concept in the 1940s. The XV-3 was the first hardware to come out of the design work and led to the V-22 Osprey (via the Bell XV-15 tilt rotor). Two XV …

2024年10月4日 · 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 in …