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Sikorsky X-wing

The Sikorsky X-wing was an experimental hybrid helicopter-fixed wing aircraft developed between 1983 and 1988 by helicopter manufacuter Sikorsky[?] with NASA and DARPA funding.

Intended to take off vertically like a helicopter, the craft's rigid rotors could be stopped in mid-flight to act as X-shaped wings to provide additional lift during forward flight, as well as having more conventional wings.

The X-wing may have been named after the fictional X-wing starfighter from the Star Wars movies.

External links

X-Wing Research Vehicle (http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/X-Wing/HTML/EC86-33555-2)

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