The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) transports.

XC-142As were tested extensively by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and NASA. An XC-142A first flew conventionally in September 1964 and performed its first transitional flight (vertical takeoff, changing to forward flight, and landing vertically) in January 1965.

The LTV XC-142 was manufactured by the American company Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) as a tri-service tiltwing experimental transport built to look into the operational advisability of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft.

Oct 22, 2020 · The XC-142 was developed in the early 1960s and produced in only 5 units by Vought Aeronautics in collaboration with Ryan Aeronautical and Hiller Aircraft. Several years back, Hiller Aircraft had already created one of the very first VTOL aircraft when in…

Aug 13, 2024 · A single XC-142A was handed over to NASA to continue testing and this aircraft flew until 1970. All told the five XC-142’s built flew 488 flights for a total of 420 flight hours and the whole program is a classic example of good ideas and …

Jan 7, 2021 · New footage has emerged of the XC-142, one of America’s first vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The plane could rotate its entire wing to transition between vertical and forward...

The XC-142 aircraft was the third aircraft evaluated in the Tri-Service Assault Transport Program. It used four cross-linked 3,080 shp General Electric T64-GE-1 engines, each driving a 15.5 ft four-bladed propeller.

Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the LTV XC-142 Vertical / Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) Experimental Aircraft including pictures.

The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. An XC-142A first flew conventionally on 29 September 1964, and on 11 January 1965, it completed its first transitional...

This film documents various tests of the LTV XC-142A aircraft. Dallas-based Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace Corporation, along with Hiller Aircraft and Ryan Aeronautical, designed, built, and tested the model for the US Department of Defense in 1962-63.