XC-142A Experimental Aircraft
XC-142A Experimental Aircraft
The airplane that man has dreamed about for many decades has become a reality. the XC-142-A can take-off vertically, then straighten motors and wings for 400 mph flight. It could land on a tennis court with 32 troops aboard. Its civilian uses are limitless. The tilt-wing XC-142A was an experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. Plane taking off from the runway the wings on the plane are on a 45 degree ange and can fly up to 400 MPH. Looking up - The SC-142A gains altitude and it tilts it wings and motors horezontal. Newsmen and cameras recording the flight of the XC-142A. The wings tilt straight up and it can land in a small space, like a tennis court.