LTV XC-142 - Crazy Tilt Wing Marvel! History, Review & Specs

In this aviation documentary, we review an experimental NASA aircraft - LTV XC-142. This tilt-wing aircraft was truly remarkable and set a mark for other VTOL aircraft such as V22 Osprey and others. Join us on our airplane history channel to learn more about this amazing tilt-wing airplane built for the air force and Nasa.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 History Of The Tilt Wing Aircraft
02:02 LTV XC-142 Development
03:58 Fuselage & Wing Tilt
06:42 XC-142 Specs
07:50 Incidents
08:32 Outro

[@georgeseal8463]

Great video and a very interesting aircraft that was ahead of it's time.

[@bigmetalbirds]

Agree, glad you enjoyed the vid!

[@EdwardKelly-vi9sg]

I'M IN 70s AND REMEMBER THAT AIRCRAFT FROM THE 1960s....

[@JessiePamilar-bm8ng]

XV -40

[@hubschenk1652]

There was once an RC model of this strange aircraft from China.