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Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the PKZ 2 unmanned/Tethered Observation Helicopter — Tuesday, April 2, 1918.
The first rotary winged aircraft designed to meet a purpose (aerial observation).
https://t.co/Qfks4SvW9l
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First manned flight of the e-volo VC200 Volocopter — Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
The first flight was conducted by e-volo managing director Alexander Zosel as a passenger.
https://t.co/zkHcVjtREu
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First successful bail-out from a rotary winged aircraft (Pitcairn YG-2) — Monday, March 30, 1936.
Two crew bailed-out and parachuted to safety after an in-flight rotor failure on a Pitcairn YG-2 autogiro.
https://t.co/JSnb1YTKhB
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the Bell-Boeing V-22A — Sunday, March 19, 1989.
The V-22A was a pre-production full-scale development aircraft used for flight testing.
https://t.co/WsBndYMbAG
Today in #VTOLHistory:
The @BellFlight XV-15 captures five official FAI records — Thursday, March 15, 1990.
The aircraft crew were Ronald G. Erhart and Thomas L. Warren.
https://t.co/tugaIIcBRv
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the Doak 16/VZ-4 — Tuesday, February 25, 1958.
The Doak 16 (US army designation VZ-4DA) was a tilt duct concept demonstrator aircraft. The first flight was a tethered flight.
https://t.co/xiEGhUPbNk
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of a vectored thrust VTOL aircraft (Bell X-14) — Tuesday, February 19, 1957.
This was a free-hover flight. The pilot was David Howe.
https://t.co/fFeeXGJTVW
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the Piasecki VZ-8P (B) AirGeep II — Thursday, February 15, 1962.
https://t.co/4eGr3TxhXk
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the Hiller Model 1031 Flying Platform — Thursday, January 27, 1955.
https://t.co/UpVzcnvXUa
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First untethered, hover flight of the Yakovlev Yak-36 — Wednesday, January 9, 1963.
The Yak-36 was a vectored thrust VTOL demonstrator. It performed a complete VTOL transition on Sep 16, 1963.
https://t.co/YYF5iWp0DU
On this day in 1958, the Vertol VZ-2 (Model 76) made its first horizontal flight. It could take off and land vertically by pivoting its entire wing upwards, along with its lifting propellers: https://t.co/wh2Z0ilAIf
Today in #VTOLHistory / #HeloHistory:
First flight of the @BellFlight V-280 Valor — Monday, December 18, 2017.
The US Army selected the V-280 Valor to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk on Dec. 5, 2022.
https://t.co/uxjH01AAtX
On #TDIH in 1956, the Ryan X-13 Vertijet made its first transition from horizontal to vertical flight and back again. Its lightweight design made it possible, as it took off from a mobile launch and recovery platform.
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First hover flight of the Dornier Do 31 — Wednesday, November 22, 1967.
The Dornier Do 31 was a VTOL miltary transport demonstrator.
https://t.co/TFnBUWWk4u
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the Hawker AV-8A Harrier — Friday, November 20, 1970.
The first delivery to US marine Corps Squadron VMA-513 was January 06, 1971.
https://t.co/pEK54hot5U
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First hover flight of the Curtiss-Wright X-19 — Wednesday, November 20, 1963.
The X-19 was a development of the Curtiss-Wright X-100, which had first demonstrated the radial force lift concept.
https://t.co/WAzOlTRKiL
Today in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of the McDonnell Douglas YAV-8B — Thursday, November 9, 1978.
Aerodynamic prototype for the AV-8B. Pilot was Charlie Plummer.
https://t.co/w4D6bDSeMY
On this day in #VTOLHistory:
First VTOL flight of the Hawker P.1127 — October 21, 1960.
This was a tethered flight, flown by Hawker Chief Test Pilot A.W. 'Bill' Bedford. An untethered flight followed in November of the same year.
https://t.co/hCcqU1fP7I
#HeloHistory
On this day in #VTOLHistory:
First flight of a manned, electric, multi-rotor helicopter, an e-Volo VC1 — Friday, October 21, 2011.
The aircraft was equipped with 16 electric motors and 16 rotors.
https://t.co/m4MRdEjYAv
#HeloHistory
Today in #VTOLHistory / #HeloHistory:
First successful, ship-board, vertical landing of the F-35B — Monday, October 3, 2011.
Development aircraft BF02 landed on the USS Wasp in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilot was Lt. Col. Fred "Tinman" Schenk, USMC.
https://t.co/qu0UsKuljT
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