Hiller X-18
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The Hiller X-18 was an experimental cargo transport aircraft designed to be the first testbed for tiltwing and V/STOL technology.
Ground testing the X-18 tiltwing
The X-18 showing its elaborate engine configuration
The X-18 with partially rotated tiltwings
Tiltwing
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A tiltwing aircraft features a wing that is horizontal for conventional forward flight and rotates up for vertical takeoff and landing. It is similar to the tiltrotor design where only the propeller a
Hiller X-18
…The Hiller X-18 was an experimental cargo transport aircraft designed to be the first testbed for tiltwing and V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) technology. Design work started in 1955 by Stanley Hiller Jr and Hiller Aircraft Corporation received…
Hiller X-18 tilting its wing