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Top speed
  
731 km/h

Wingspan
  
5.94 m

Cruise speed
  
650 km/h

First flight
  
November 1963

Range
  
523 km

Length
  
13 m

Engine type
  
Turboshaft

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The Curtiss-Wright X-19 was an American experimental VTOL tiltrotor airplane of the early 1960s.

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Design and development

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In March 1960 the Curtiss-Wright Corporation developed the X-100, a prototype for a new, vertical takeoff transport aircraft. The X-100 had a single turboshaft engine, which propelled two tilting-rotors, while at the tail swivelling nozzles used the engine's exhaust gases to give additional control for hovering or slow flight.

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From the X-100 Curtiss-Wright developed the larger X-200, of which the United States Air Force ordered two prototypes designated the X-19A.

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The X-19 had high-mounted tandem wings. Each wing mounted two 13 ft (4.0 m) propellers that could be rotated through 90 degrees allowing the aircraft to take off and land like a helicopter. The propellers were driven by twin Avco Lycoming T55-L-5 turboshaft engines mounted in the fuselage.

Operational history

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The first flight of the X-19 took place in November 1963 (other sources give 26 June 1964). It was intended that the X-19 would be developed into a VTOL transport aircraft. However the first X-19 was destroyed in a crash on 25 August 1965, and the program was subsequently cancelled.

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The second prototype is currently being stored in the restoration facilities at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

Specifications (X-19)

General characteristics

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  • Crew: 2
  • Payload: 1,200 lb (544 kg)
  • Length: 42.08 ft (12.83 m)
  • Wingspan: 19.5 ft (forward) / 21.5 ft (aft) (5.94 m / 6.55 m)
  • Height: 17.17 ft (5.2 m)
  • Empty weight: 9,775 lb (4,425 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 13,660 lb (6,196 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Avco Lycoming T55-L-5 turboshaft, 2,200 shp (1,640 kW) each
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 454 mph (730 km/h)
  • Range: 325 miles (523 km)

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    References

    Curtiss-Wright X-19 Wikipedia


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