X-22A Tri-Service V/STOL Aircraft

Abstract

This report covers the nine-month period from 1 April 1969 through essential program completion 31 December 1969. Activities were highlighted with two major milestones in the second quarter of 1969, the final Military Pilot Evaluation (MPE) and the aircraft acceptance by NAVAIR. The remainder of the period represented effort completing final reports, the 'live' storage of the X- 22A pending new contract flying, and the disassembly of Aircraft No. 1 for salvageable spare parts. During April, the Phase II final MPE (Figure 1) took place. Following ground school training and cockpit checks, eleven flights totaling twelve hours were flown on six consecutive days with five military pilots flying the aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1970
Accession Number
AD0871466

Entities

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fuselages
  • Landing Gear
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Shrouded Propellers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.