XC-142A VTOL TRANSPORT PROGRAM

Abstract

During the month, No. 1 aircraft made a total of 14 flights for 9 hours 33 minutes flight time, bringing the total cumulative time for the aircraft to 50 hours 16 minutes in 69 flights. Significant flight test accomplishments during the month included acoustical measurements, engine jet thrust determination, flying quality evaluation, off-flap programming, and longitudinal static stability investigations. At the end of the reporting period, a total of 18 persons had flown the XC-142A aircraft including two Air Force general officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0486982

Entities

People

  • W. J. Hesse

Organizations

  • Vought

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engines
  • Fabrication
  • Fuel Systems
  • Generators
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Spare Parts
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.