More found footage

My dad was one of the designers of the XC-142. I thought the last of the films had been found in the late 1960s, but these keep showing up.

I was just a lil' toddler when this first flew at Moffett Field. It never got into full production, however, mainly because of Viet Nam. Timing is everything...and the time just wasn't right. Alas.

 

Stan Hiller was an interesting feller.

 

Hats off to all test pilots, every second could be their last when lifting off in an unproven design.

 

Looks like Howard Hughes built it. It will never get off the ground.

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My Dad worked at Hughes a few years after this.

 

That explains the Goose.

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The newst tilt over (something) aircraft. The Bell V-280 - an Army program and at 1/3 cost of the V-22.


looks to be a replacement/upgrade for the Blackhawk.

 

That must use one strong rubber band!

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