Convertiplane
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A convertiplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing. To achieve this, propellers are usually mounted to the tips of the wings, and both the propellers and their engines rotate. A fairly complicated mechanism to tilt the engines is required, and a risk is that an engine will fail in flight.[1]
Examples of convertiplanes are:
- Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey
- Canadair CL-84
- LTV XC-142
- Bell XV-3
- Bell XV-15
