Vertol VZ-2

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name=VZ-2


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type=Tiltwing research aircraft
manufacturer= Vertol (later Boeing Vertol)
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first flight=13 August 1957
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retired=1965
status=Preserved
primary user=NASA
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The Vertol (later Boeing Vertol) VZ-2 (or Model 76) was a research aircraft built in the United States in 1957 to investigate the tiltwing approach to vertical take-off and landing. The aircraft had a fuselage of tubular framework (originally uncovered) and accommodation for its pilot in a helicopter-like bubble canopy. The T-tail incorporated small ducted fans to act as thrusters for greater control at low speeds.

Ground tests began in April 1957 and on 13 August, the VZ-2 took off for the first time in hover mode only. On 23 July 1958, the aircraft made its first full transition from vertical flight to horizontal flight. By the time the test program ended in 1965, the VZ-2 had made some 450 flights, including 34 full transitions. The aircraft has been preserved by the National Air and Space Museum in storage at the Paul E. Garber Facility.

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crew=one pilot
capacity=1 passenger/observer
length m=8.05
length ft=26
length in=5
span m=7.59
span ft=24
span in=11
rotor number=2
dia m= 2.90
dia ft= 9
dia in= 6
height m=4.57
height ft=15
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empty weight kg=1,678
empty weight lb=3,700
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eng1 type=Avco Lycoming YT53-L-1 turboshaft
eng1 kw= 522
eng1 hp= 700
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max speed kmh=340
max speed mph=210
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range km=210
range miles=130
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ceiling m=4,200
ceiling ft=13,800
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* Canadair CL-84
* LTV XC-142
* Hiller X-18

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* (Boeing) Vertol:
** 44 - 76 - 107 - 114 - 165 →
* US Army:
** VZ-1 - VZ-2 - VZ-3 - VZ-4 - VZ-5 →

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