Sikorsky XV-2
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Role | Stoppable rotor aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft |
Number built | 0 |
The Sikorsky XV-2, also known by the Sikorsky Aircraft model number S-57, was a planned experimental stoppable rotor aircraft, designated as a convertiplane, developed for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army. The program was cancelled before construction of the prototype began.
Design and development
The XV-2 was developed as part of a joint U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army program intended to explore technologies to develop an aircraft that could take off and land like a helicopter but fly at faster airspeeds, similar to a conventional airplane. The XV-2's stoppable-rotor design was intended to allow it to hover and fly at low speed like a conventional helicopter. It utilized a single-rotor design; a counterweight provided stability to the rotor system,[1] while a tip-jet arrangement powered the rotor, which retracted into the upper fuselage when stopped, the XV-2 then flying like a conventional aircraft on delta wings.[2] A single jet engine was provided for forwards flight.[3]
The XV-2 prototype was assigned the serial number 54-4403, but the project was cancelled before construction could begin.[4]
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
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