Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Hughes-XV-9A--Hot-Cycle--2JRSXLJL0UBZ.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarHughes XH-17 "Flying Crane"Piasecki H-21 Flight TestingPiasecki H-16 (PV-15) Transporter in Flight TestVertol VZ-2 (Model 76) Tilt Wing in Flight TestRAH-66 Comanche B-rollMcDonnell Aircraft XV-1 ConvertiplaneBoeing Vertol Model 107-II in Action, 1960sPV-3 Flight DemonstrationsFirst Flight of the second Hughes XF-11View AllHughes XV-9A "Hot Cycle"Select usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The XV-9A "Hot Cycle" research aircraft first flew in Nov. 1964 from the runway of the Hughes Helicopter Division facilities in Culver City. The test program, which expanded the company's understanding of jet-driven rotor helicopters, was completed in Aug. 1965. Both the XH-17 and XV-9A experimental programs provided useful information about helicopters that could fly without tail rotors — a development that Hughes pursued further in the late 1970s and early 1980s.BI45106 (BIV15_XV-9A_01)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~9 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:25sKeywords:1960s-air to air-Culver City-exteriors-flight test livery-flying-ground shots-historic production status-hovering-Hughes-military livery-one of a kind aircraft-research/experimental-rotorcraft blades-runways-takeoffs-test flights-XV-9A Hot CycleRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:XV-9A "Hot Cycle"XV-9A "Hot Cycle" Research Aircraft