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A tiltwing aircraft is similar in concept to a tiltrotor design. Whereas a tilt rotor rotates the propeller from axial to dorsal, a tiltwing rotates the entire wing, not just the nacelles or prop and shaft. They are typically fully capable of VTOL operations.
The tiltwing design offers certain advantages in vertical flight relative to a tiltrotor. Because the slipstream from the rotor strikes the wing on its smallest dimension, the tiltwing is able to apply more of its engine power to lifting the aircraft. For comparison, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor loses about 10% of its thrust to interference from the wings. [1] However, the fixed wing of a tiltrotor aircraft offers a superior angle of attack -- and thus more lift and a shorter takeoff roll -- when performing STOL/STOVL operations.
List of Tiltwing Aircraft
(includes rocket, jet, and prop propelled craft)
- 1939 - Zuchenko VTOL [1][unreliable source?]
- 1957 - Vertol VZ-2
- 1959 - Hiller X-18
- 1964 - LTV XC-142
- 1965 - Canadair CL-84
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