Tilt Rotor Aircraft: An Illustrated History

by Alexander Leudeke and Alexander Ludeke

This book describes in superb pictures and text the fascinating genre of tilt rotor airplanes. Since the first helicopters flew, attempts have been made to create a link between the mobility of the rotorcraft and the speed of the winged airplane. At first these attempts failed simply because of constructive difficulties, since the technology had not advanced far enough. The progressive development, though, created in the past decades new possibilities,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076434269X
• ISBN13: 9780764342691
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages