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The Fatal Crash of XV-5A Vertifan That Lead to The F-35B and V-22 Tiltrotor

October 5, 2020 Tom Demerly

Obscure XV-5A Vertifan Was The “Mistake” That Preceded Tiltrotors Like Osprey. It was a gateway design to both the F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off and Verical Landing) variant and the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. Its performance was […]