Bell XV-3 (Ship 2)

	Aircraft No. 2 (tail number 4148) was the modified configuration with 2-blade rotors. which were implemented following the crash of XV-3 (Ship 1) in late summer of 1956. Other modifications from Ship 1 included reducing the rotor diameter to 23ft, addind stiffening to the wings thriugh struts under each wing and a stiffer control system. This aircraft was eventually completely restored by Bell employees and is now on display in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton Ohio. 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 Max gross weight (ground) 2,132 n/a 2,132 n/a 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 2) 1958 First 100% conversion from rotor-borne to wing-borne flight by a tilting rotor aircraft (Bell XV-3 Ship 2)

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Bell XV-3 (Ship 2)

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