This aircraft was a single engined reconaissance aircraft that was designed to be quiet as possible while observing troop movements during the night, only 11 were built but they did serve during Veitnam they operated quietly and was even said they could fly 200 ft above enemy troops without being noticed, after the War one was taken by NASA and was given microphones to measure the sounds of helicopters and other tiltrotor aircraft and also recorded the SR-71 Blackbirds sonic booms, it ended it's service with NASA in 2015 and was sold to Vietnam Helicopters Museum (VTOL for aerial periscope)
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 69.0ft (21.0m)
- Length 39.6ft (12.1m)
- Height 16.4ft (5.0m)
- Empty Weight 4,132lbs (1,874kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,079lbs (3,211kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.141
- Wing Loading 16.7lbs/ft2 (81.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 423.2ft2 (39.3m2)
- Drag Points 5102
Parts
- Number of Parts 61
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 324
I have seen one in real life, and I think it is cool