The United States Department of Defense initiated a program to develop an innovative transport aircraft with long-range, high-speed, and vertical-takeoff capabilities, and the Joint-service Vertical ...
In the 1950s and 60s, few defense manufacturers were involved with vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) platforms. The Bell XV-3 tilt rotor and the Doak VZ-4, with its two tilting ducted ...