tiltrotor
Convertible flight system
A tiltrotor is an aircraft that combines features of helicopters and fixed-wing planes by using rotors that can pivot between vertical and horizontal positions.
When the rotors point upward, the craft can take off, land, and hover like a helicopter; when tilted forward, it flies like a conventional airplane with greater speed and range.
The V-22 Osprey, used by the U.S. military, is the most widely known tiltrotor aircraft.
Aircraft with tilting rotors
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- turboshaftGas turbine driving shaft
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- transmissionSending of information
airframe · fuselage · cockpit · avionics · autopilot · gyroscope · aerodynamics · hover
Transported goods
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- evacuationRemoval from danger
humanitarian · charter · helipad · payload · range · speed · cruise · flight
Organized distribution of resources
- assaultViolent offensive act
- tacticalStrategically planned
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- airborneTraveling through air
amphibious · combat · medevac · insertion · extraction · refueling · squadron · mission
Thing of mixed parentage
- conversionAct of changing states
- transitionChange from one state
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- stabilityResistance to displacement
fly-by-wire · redundancy · certification · testing · prototype · development · innovation
convertiplane
Aircraft with tilting rotors
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- turboshaftGas turbine driving shaft
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
transmission · airframe · fuselage · cockpit · avionics · autopilot · gyroscope · aerodynamics · hover · VTOL
cargo
Transported goods
evacuation · humanitarian · charter · helipad · payload · range · speed · cruise · flight · offshore
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- assaultViolent offensive act
- tacticalStrategically planned
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
airborne · amphibious · combat · medevac · insertion · extraction · refueling · squadron · mission · warfare
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
- conversionAct of changing states
- transitionChange from one state
- efficiencyProductive without waste
stability · fly-by-wire · redundancy · certification · testing · prototype · development · innovation
tiltrotorglider
Unpowered flying craft
sailplane · jet aircraft · rotorcraft · propeller plane · autogyro
tiltrotorfixed-wing
Plane with stationary airfoils
balloon · airship · blimp · hot air balloon