Canadair CL-84 completes its first transition
Monday, January 17, 1966
This is a Significant Operational milestone.
Description:
The CL-84 was an early tilt wing type convertiplane. The milestone marks the first complete transition from rotor borne flight to wing-borne flight by this tilt wing.
aircraft. The aircraft first flew in May 1965.
(Source: AHS V/STOL Wheel entry for this aircraft - the V/STOL wheel also describes the underlying propulsion concept)
