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Aerospatiale X 910 tilt rotor model


X 910 Tilt Rotor
The X 910, was similar to the contemporary American Bell XV-15. X 910 The first wind tunnel tests were conducted at Marignagne in 1974 with a 1/5-scale model. Test were conducted with a full-scale tilt-rotor system at the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) S1 subsonic wind tunnel in Modane-Avrieux during June/July 1975 and June/July 1976. The conversion between hover and forward flight was the primary focus of the tests. In April 1977, the first flight was envisioned for 1981, but the program was soon cancelled.
  • Power: two Turboméca Arriel I turboshaft engines with 650 hp (485 kW) internal in the fuselage and drove the rotors via shafts
  • Rotor: 5 m (16.4 ft) diameter; were able to operate in the horizontal position while the aircraft was on the ground, something that cannot be done with the XV-15 and V-22 Osprey.
  • Maximum Speed: 517 km/hr (279 kt)
  • Range with 4 passengers: 800 km (432 kt)
  • Range with 6 passengers: 450 km (243 kt)
  • Wing span: 7 m
  • Length: 8.7 m
  • Height: ~ 3.3 m
  • Airfoil: NACA 63A221
  • Maximum VTO Weight: 1,640 kg (3,615 lb)
  • Operational gross weight: 2,560 kg (5,645 lb)
  • Prototype gross weight: 2,455 kg (5,412 lb)
  • Capacity:
  • 3-side-view
Aerospatiale X 910 tilt rotor model
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    Sources:
  • The V/STOL Encyclopedia Series: Volume 2 France 10 December 2002.
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