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The construction of this aircraft was underway when Platt-LePlage were awarded a contract by the U.S. Army awarded, in July 1940, to complete the development.
The aircraft suffered from handling difficulties with poor lateral control and a potential control reversal in turns.
Source: “Dr. W. Laurence LePage, From XR-1 to Tilt-Rotor”, Jay Brian Hendrickson, Paper presented at the American Helicopter Society 61st Annual Forum, Grapevine, TX, June 1-3, 2005
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