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Role | Experimental V/STOL transport |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) |
First flight | 29 September 1964[1][2] |
Primary user | NASA |
Number built | 5[3] |
The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) transports. An XC-142A first flew conventionally on 29 September 1964,[4] and completed its first transitional flight on 11 January 1965 by taking off vertically, changing to forward flight, and finally landing vertically. Its service sponsors pulled out of the program one by one, and it eventually ended due to a lack of interest after demonstrating its capabilities successfully.
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