airplane
Hiller X-18
The Hiller X-18 was an experimental cargo transport aircraft designed to be the first testbed for tiltwing and V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) technology.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Hiller Aircraft Company
- First flight
- 1959-11-24
- Length
- 19.2 m
- Wingspan
- 14.6 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 220 kt
- Max speed
- 220 kt
- Range
- 195 nm
- Service ceiling
- 35,300 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 33,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 27,052 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 1,000 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Allison T40-A-14 coupled turboprop engines and 1 × Westinghouse J34 turbojet
- Engines
- 3
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 63 ft
- Wingspan
- 48 ft
- Height
- 24 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.