SUMMARY OF FLIGHT-TEST RESULTS OF THE VZ-2 TILT-WING AIRCRAFT

Abstract

Flight-test information gained from a tilt-wing research aircraft has shown that design problems exist in such fields as low-speed stability and control, handling qualities, and flow separation during transition. The control power in the near-hovering configuration was considered by the pilots to be inadequate in yaw, marginal in pitch, and excessive in roll.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0272126

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Pegg

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • Flow Separation
  • Fuselages
  • Ground Effect
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Leading Edges
  • Level Flight
  • Research Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Test Equipment
  • Tilt Wing Aircraft
  • Tilt Wings
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design