A tiltwing aircraft is similar in concept to a tiltrotor design. Whereas a tilt rotor rotates the propeller from axial to dorsal, a tiltwing rotates the entire wing, not just the nacelles or prop and shaft. They are typically fully capable of VTOL operations.
An advantagecitation needed of tilt wing over tilt rotor is that when the rotors tilt up, the wings rotate so that they do not block the downward air.
The Canadair CL-84 Dynavert was a successful tiltwing design that never went into production.
List of Tiltwing Aircraft
(includes rocket, jet, and prop propelled craft)
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