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The XV-15 Tilt Rotor technology demonstrator was the culmination of efforts begun in the early 1950s to produce an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a helicopter, but with the speed of an airplane. The rotor pylons tilt from the vertical to horizontal to eliminate the speed barriers imposed on conventional helicopters by retreating-blade stall.

 Identifier

NASM.2005.0004

Creator

Bell Helicopter Textron

Date

bulk 1976-2002

Provenance

Bell Helicopter / NASA, Gift, 2004

Extent

1.83 Cubic feet

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following material relating to the Bell XV-15 Tilt Rotor: four binders containing Maintenance Task Analysis Records; one binder containing maintenance manuals, including TP-28-XV-15-2; and a packet of drawings.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Citation

Bell XV-15 (Model 301) Collection , Accession number 2005-0004, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Bell XV-15 (Model 301)

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Manuals