Statements (71)
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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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
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gptkbp:controls |
gptkb:helicopter
mechanical linkages |
gptkbp:crew |
2
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gptkbp:design |
Bell engineers
improve VTOL efficiency tilt rotor |
gptkbp:developer |
1962-1966
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gptkbp:elevation |
15,000 ft
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gptkbp:engine |
gptkb:Lycoming_T53
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gptkbp:features |
four rotors
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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
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gptkbp:height |
10 ft 0 in
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gptkbp:historical_context |
Cold War aviation research
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bell X-22
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gptkbp:innovation |
tilt rotor mechanism
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gptkbp:is_tested_for |
VTOL research
evaluation of VTOL capabilities |
gptkbp:landing_gear |
tricycle gear
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gptkbp:length |
30 ft 0 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Bell_Aircraft_Corporation
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gptkbp:material |
aluminum
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gptkbp:max_speed |
200 knots
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gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight |
vertical landing
vertical takeoff |
gptkbp:number_built |
gptkb:5
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gptkbp:operational_area |
military testing
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gptkbp:operational_range |
300 miles
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gptkbp:primary_user |
gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:propulsion |
turbine engines
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gptkbp:research_focus |
hover performance
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gptkbp:role |
gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:roll_rate |
30 degrees per second
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gptkbp:significance |
advanced rotorcraft technology
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gptkbp:status |
retired
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gptkbp:strikeouts |
cyclic pitch
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:V-22_Osprey
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gptkbp:surface |
elevons
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gptkbp:wingspan |
30 ft 0 in
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