Bell XV-3 Tiltrotor Research Aircraft Family
The Bell XV-3 was a two-aircraft U.S. Air Force/U.S. Army research program that proved a practical tiltrotor could take off and hover like a helicopter, then rotate its wingtip rotors for airplane-mode flight. The surviving second aircraft carried the program through the first stable full conversion and supplied the technology lineage later refined by the XV-15 and V-22.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Bell XV-3XV-3Bell 200XV-3AConvertiplane
- Family Name
- Bell XV-3
- Full Name
- Bell XV-3 Tiltrotor Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtolstol
- Description
- The Bell XV-3 was a two-aircraft U.S. Air Force/U.S. Army research program that proved a practical tiltrotor could take off and hover like a helicopter, then rotate its wingtip rotors for airplane-mode flight. The surviving second aircraft carried the program through the first stable full conversion and supplied the technology lineage later refined by the XV-15 and V-22.
- First Flight Year
- 1,955
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 9, 2026 at 04:45:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 9, 2026 at 04:45:27 UTC