Product Details

• Actors: Craig Schmitman
• Format: Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: December 1, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• ASIN: 0971154600
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #706,495 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Director

The tiltrotor, or tilt-rotor as some spell it, has nearly come of age with the MV-22 Osprey and the Bell/Agusta BA609 programs. Nearly. As the headlines and investigations continue, find out how the convertiplane technology called tiltrotor got to where it is today after almost five decades of research, trial, error, accidents and great successes.

Ever heard of the XV-3? How about the Bell/NASA/Army XV-15? It's all there in TILTROTOR AND THE FUTURE - including exclusive interviews with past program officials and test pilots.

Product Description

AeroSpaceNews.com is proud to announce the re-release of TILTROTOR AND THE FUTURE, the first and only independent documentary about this controversial high tech aircraft. Here is your opportunity to learn the inside story about this remarkable hybrid's origins and how it became the V-22 Osprey, which is currently front page news.

Industry insiders and flight buffs alike will be fascinated by expert discussions of the engineering challenges posed by the tiltrotor concept. TILTROTOR AND THE FUTURE takes you from the early days of tactical helicopter deployment in Korea and Vietnam into the cockpit of the XV-15 and the promising but troubled V-22 Osprey. Experience breathtaking scenes of air-to-air combat tests, search & rescue, and air-to-air refueling missions. Step inside the state-of-the-art Osprey simulator and see tomorrow's amphibious air-assault workhorse in action!

TILTROTOR AND THE FUTURE was created from extraordinary historical footage combined with computer-animated simulations and exclusive interviews with experts in this cutting edge flight technology. An hour-long, in-depth look at this remarkable aircraft, TILTROTOR AND THE FUTURE is a must have for every serious aviation video collector. Produced and directed in 1987 by award-winning filmmaker Craig Schmitman of AeroSpaceNews.com, you must not miss this extraordinary documentary. Order your copy now!

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