The Investigation on Adaptive Control of the Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

Table 1

Basic parameters of XV-15 tilt-rotor.

Parameters value
Weight ()	5897 kg
Rotor radius ()	3.81 m
Blade number ()
Blade twist ()	-41°
Rotor speed ()	589 rpm (helicopter mode)
	517 rpm (airplane mode)
Lock number ()	3.83
Solidity ()	0.089
Pitch-flap coupling angle ()	15°
Flapping hinge restraint	17476 Nm/rad
Flap moment of inertia ()	139 kg·m^2
Nacelle length ()	1.4 m
Wing area ()	16.82 m^2
Horizontal tail areas ()	4.67 m^2
Vertical tail areas ()	2.35 m^2