VTOL Power The Incredible Bell X 22 VTOL Plane
Special thanks to: New Channel here: In the early 60s, there were several studies into creating the first massproduced vtol aircraft. A plane that could operate like a jet, and then at the same time, land vertically where needed. Bell, who had been exploring such designs throughout the 50s, had a promising lead with ducted fans. They had designed an aircraft called the D190 seaairresuce utility aircraft for the airforce, that could even be carried under the fuslage of a lockheed C130 huclues. Engineers discovered that a duel tandem ducted fan configuration allowed a shorter wingspan, and thus a lighter and smaller design to work. The tilt wing Vought XC142A would win this contest, just beating the Bell and Lockheed D2064, but the community was so impressed with the bell lockheed design that and they were given a 27 million contract, a quarter of a billion dollars today, to bring it life. Internally they called t
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