Bell X-22

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:XV-15_A
gptkb:Hughes_X-18
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Robert_L._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:helicopter
2 hours
advanced avionics
fly-by-wire
high maneuverability
redundant systems
thrust-to-weight ratio
influenced future designs
6,000 lbs
pioneered new technologies
advanced stability systems
compound helicopter
multi-rotor design
experimental VTOL aircraft
experimental tilt rotor
gptkbp:cockpit tandem seating
gptkbp:controls gptkb:helicopter
mechanical linkages
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:design Bell engineers
improve VTOL efficiency
tilt rotor
gptkbp:developer 1962-1966
gptkbp:elevation 15,000 ft
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Lycoming_T53
gptkbp:features four rotors
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1966
gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center
military applications
several years
operational testing
recorded for analysis
enhanced by design
validated design concepts
expanded VTOL capabilities
stable hover
successful hover tests
vertical to horizontal transition
gptkbp:has_authority_over pilot operated
gptkbp:height 10 ft 0 in
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War aviation research
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bell X-22
gptkbp:innovation tilt rotor mechanism
gptkbp:is_tested_for VTOL research
evaluation of VTOL capabilities
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 30 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Bell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:material aluminum
gptkbp:max_speed 200 knots
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight vertical landing
vertical takeoff
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:5
gptkbp:operational_area military testing
gptkbp:operational_range 300 miles
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:propulsion turbine engines
gptkbp:research_focus hover performance
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:roll_rate 30 degrees per second
gptkbp:significance advanced rotorcraft technology
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:strikeouts cyclic pitch
gptkbp:successor gptkb:V-22_Osprey
gptkbp:surface elevons
gptkbp:wingspan 30 ft 0 in