Bell XV-3 (Ship 1)

	Aircraft No. 1 (tail number 4147) was the early configuration with 3-blade rotors. First flight was conducted by Chief Pilot Floyd Carlson at the Fort Worth plant For a description of the Type see the XV-3 Type page entry.
	Attribution Attribution	Overview Parent type Model 200/XV-3 Variant *No Variant assigned Design authority Bell Aircraft Corporation Primary manufacturer Bell Aircraft Corporation Key Characteristics Operational status No longer flying Crew 1 Seating arrangement Single seater Configuration VTOL type Convertiplane Compound type N/A Lift configuration Tilt shaft Control device type None Features Number of engines 1 Number of propulsors 0 Number of lift devices 2 Number of control devices 0 Milestones associated with the Bell XV-3 (Ship 1) 1955 First flight of the Bell XV-3 tilt rotor (XV-3 Ship 1)

Bell XV-3 (Ship 1)

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