LTV XC-142
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The Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. An XC-142A first flew conventiona
Ling Temco Vought XC 142A
XC-142A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
XC-142A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, with the pitch rotor visible at the end of the tail
The XC-142 during trials aboard USS Bennington (CVS-20), in 1966
V/STOL
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A vertical and/or short take-off and landing aircraft is an airplane able to take off or land vertically or on short runways. Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are a subset of V/STOL craft that do
LTV XC-142
…The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) transports. An XC-142A first flew conventionally on 29 September 1964, and completed its first transitional flight on 11 January 1965 by taking…
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