tiltwing
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- tiltrotor
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- Tiltwing aircraft
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thumb|Hiller X-18 tilting its wing
A tiltwing aircraft features a wing that is horizontal for conventional forward flight and rotates up for vertical takeoff and landing. It is similar to the tiltrotor design where only the propeller and engine rotate. Tiltwing aircraft are typically fully capable of VTOL operations.
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