- Tiltwing
A tiltwing
aircraft is similar in concept to atiltrotor design. Whereas a tilt rotor rotates thepropeller from axial to dorsal, a tiltwing rotates the entire wing, not just the nacelles or prop and shaft. They are typically fully capable ofVTOL operations.An advantageFact|date=October 2007 of tilt wing over tilt rotor is that when the rotors tilt up, the wings rotate so that they do not block the downward air.
The
Canadair CL-84 Dynavert was a successful tiltwing design that never went into production.List of Tiltwing Aircraft
(includes rocket, jet, and prop propelled craft)
*
Canadair CL-84
*LTV XC-142
*Vertol VZ-2
*Hiller X-18 ee also
*
Tiltrotor
*Tailsitter
*VTOL External links
* [http://www.russian.ee/~star/vertigo/ling_xc-142-r.html Ling-Temco-Vought XC-142A "Tri Service"]
* [http://www.russian.ee/~star/vertigo/canadair_dynavert-r.html Canadair CL-84 "Dynavert"]
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