The Promise of Tilt Rotor

Tilt rotor aircraft will add new dimensions to corporate and charter air transportation beginning in the 1980s or 1990s. The tilt rotor combines the VTOL capability of the helicopter with the speed, range, and fuel economy of the turboprop aircraft. The civil use of he helicopter has expanded enormously in the last 25 years because of its effectiveness in point‐to‐point transportation and its capability to operate from confined or limited areas. The tilt rotor dramatically increases that effectiveness because it hovers like a helicopter but cruises at twice the speed for twice the range on the same amount of fuel.