tiltrotor aircraft

C23898
concept

A tiltrotor aircraft is a type of aircraft with rotating engine nacelles or rotors that can tilt between vertical and horizontal positions, enabling both vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter and efficient forward flight like an airplane.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
VTOL research aircraft 1
tilt-rotor aircraft 1

Instances (6)

Instance Via concept surface
Vertibird tilt-rotor aircraft
MV-22B Osprey
Short SC.1 VTOL research aircraft
Bell V-280 Valor
United States Air Force (as CV-22 variant family)
surface form: United States Air Force CV-22 Osprey
CV-22 Osprey