The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft/X-Wing, a vehicle that was used to demonstrate an advanced rotor/fixed wing concept called X-Wing, is shown here during high-speed taxi tests at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA, on 4 November 1987.
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The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft/X-Wing, a vehicle that was used to demonstrate an advanced rotor/fixed wing concept called X-Wing, is shown here during high-speed taxi tests at NASA’s Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA, on 4 November 1987. During these tests, the vehicle made three taxi tests at speeds of up to 138 knots.
On the third run, the RSRA/X-Wing lifted off the runway to a 25-foot height for about 16 seconds. This liftoff maneuver was pre-planned as an aid to evaluations for first flight. At the controls were NASA pilot G. Warren Hall and Sikorsky pilot W. Faull.November 1987NASA Photo / NASA/Smith› X-Wing Project Description