tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776540523791072162.post4556939275713720691..comments2024-02-21T02:23:58.922-08:00Comments on Crimes of The Times: The New York Times Gives Bloomberg A Pass On The Mayor's Passion For HelicoptersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776540523791072162.post-47712249402744704862012-04-20T01:16:36.172-07:002012-04-20T01:16:36.172-07:00Yes, the first true tiltrotor was the XV-3 that fi...Yes, the first true tiltrotor was the XV-3 that first flew in 1955 and completed the first full 90 degree conversion in 1958. Prior to that the Transcendental Model 1-G completed a 70 deg conversion which was the full travel of its design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776540523791072162.post-55151311784193032802012-04-14T20:06:58.630-07:002012-04-14T20:06:58.630-07:00I believe that was a helicopter, not a tilt-rotor....I believe that was a helicopter, not a tilt-rotor.<br /><br />It did, however, seem to be ahead of its time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com