When the era of jet propulsion began, so did a new challenge: mastering vertical take-off and landing. While many early VTOL aircraft were notoriously difficult to fly, the U.S. Navy sought a different path with the Bell X-22. Instead of relying on raw thrust or massive tiltrotors, this experimental aircraft featured a peculiar yet groundbreaking […] The post The Four-Fan X-Plane: A Closer Look at the Bell X-22’s Bold Experiment appeared first on Aviation Humor.
