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  • Bell XV-3
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  • The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) was a tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to explore convertiplane technologies. The XV-3 featured an engine mounted in the fuselage with drive shafts transferring power to two-bladed rotor assemblies mounted on the wingtips. The wingtip rotor assemblies were mounted to tilt 90 degrees from vertical to horizontal, which was designed to allow the XV-3 to take off and land like a helicopter but fly at faster airspeeds, similar to a conventional fixed-wing aircraft.
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empty weight kg
  • 1907
rot dia in
  • 0
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range km
  • 411
ceiling ft
  • 15000
rot dia ft
  • 25
climb rate ftmin
  • 1260
met or eng?
  • eng
Status
  • Display
range miles
  • 255
eng1 type
  • Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 radial engine
gross weight kg
  • 2218
length in
  • 4
Type
  • Experimental VTOL aircraft
eng1 kW
  • 336
wing area sqft
  • 116
height m
  • 4
Height in
  • 3
span m
  • 9.500000
climb rate ms
  • 6.300000
Manufacturer
  • Bell Helicopter
max speed kmh
  • 296
rot number
  • 2
empty weight lb
  • 4205
ceiling m
  • 4600
cruise speed kmh
  • 269
length m
  • 9.200000
max speed mph
  • 184
length ft
  • 30
rot dia m
  • 7.600000
Height ft
  • 13
First Flight
  • 1955-08-11
span ft
  • 31
cruise speed mph
  • 167
gross weight lb
  • 4890
span in
  • 4
wing area sqm
  • 10.800000
Crew
  • 1
Number Built
  • 2
eng1 hp
  • 450
ref
  • NASA Monograph 17 and Aerophile, Vol. 2, No. 1.
eng1 number
  • 1
abstract
  • The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) was a tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to explore convertiplane technologies. The XV-3 featured an engine mounted in the fuselage with drive shafts transferring power to two-bladed rotor assemblies mounted on the wingtips. The wingtip rotor assemblies were mounted to tilt 90 degrees from vertical to horizontal, which was designed to allow the XV-3 to take off and land like a helicopter but fly at faster airspeeds, similar to a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. The XV-3 was first flown on 11 August 1955. Although it was limited in performance, the aircraft successfully demonstrated the tiltrotor concept, accomplishing 110 transitions from helicopter to airplane mode between December 1958 and July 1962. The XV-3 program ended when the remaining aircraft was severely damaged in a wind tunnel accident on 20 May 1966. The data and experience from the XV-3 program were key elements used to successfully develop the Bell XV-15, which later paved the way for the V-22 Osprey.