Tailspin Turtle said:And the winner was...
Derivative of Bell XV-15 ........................to fit hanger of DD-963H air-capable destroyer.....
Tailspin Turtle said:That was an early design study with folding wings before we committed to the wing stow concept (swiveling the wing on top of the fuselage). I don't remember how big it was compared to the XV-15, but it was scaled up quite a bit.
Jemiba said:shown in the NASA picture:
- a derivative of the Bell XV-15
(All from Aviation Week November 1977)
Pioneer said:Hey by chance would anyone know of any 3-view drawings of this proposal?
Stargazer2006 said:No three-view drawing so far, but here's what I have. It was the D-324.
Triton said:Model of Bell D-321 tilt rotor conceptual design for the V/STOL-A (pre-R.F.Q. activity) 5-30-1978.
Source:
http://www.aiaa.org/tc/vstol/unbuilt/