First flight of the first successful tilt wing aircraft (Vertol VZ-2)
Tuesday, August 13, 1957
This is a Significant Operational milestone.
Description:
The Vertol 76 was the world’s first successful tilt wing aircraft; it received the Army designation VZ-2 in early 1956. It went on to perform the first complete transition from rotor borne flight to wing borne flight by a tiltwing/tiltprop aircraft. The aircraft had been rolled out on April 01, 1957. This was 11 months after contract award.
A video of the VZ-2 in flight can be seen by clicking on this link.
See AHS Calendar April 2012 for more details.
