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Word: tempco (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...TILT WING: Rolled out last week by Ling-Tempco-Vought, Inc. of Dallas, the XC-142A transport has four turbo-prop engines and a wing that can be tilted for takeoff so that its four 15.6-ft. propellers point upward. When they all are pulling together, the props should generate enough direct lift to raise the plane vertically. When safely above obstacles, the pilot will gradually tilt the wing into normal flying position. The plane has yet to be flown, but its designers admit that it is no speedster. It will cruise at less than 300 m.p.h., and its operating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aerodynamics: Tilting Plus Swiveling Makes Agile Aircraft | 6/26/1964 | See Source »

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