Bell 301 XV-15

Bell 301 XV-15

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03/31/2007. The hover flight of this second prototype was made by Ron Erhart and Dorman Cannon at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 1979, and the same crew made the type's first transition from hover to forward flight on July 24, 1979. The two 1,800 hp Avco Lycoming LTC1K-4K shaft turbines are simular to the T-53 engines, but have a modified lubrication system to insure proper oil flow when the engine is tilted up.

The XV-15 was donated by the NASA and US Army, was flown to the NASM on September 13, 2003 and is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center since it opened in December 2003.
Udvar-Hazy is pronounced as OOD-var HAH-zee.


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03/31/2007. The hover flight of this second prototype was made by Ron Erhart and Dorman Cannon at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, on April 23, 1979, and the same crew made the type's first transition from hover to forward flight on July 24, 1979. The two 1,800 hp Avco Lycoming LTC1K-4K shaft turbines are simular to the T-53 engines, but have a modified lubrication system to insure proper oil flow when the engine is tilted up. The XV-15 was donated by the NASA and US Army, was flown to the NASM on September 13, 2003 and is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center since it opened in December 2003. Udvar-Hazy is pronounced as OOD-var HAH-zee.