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than straight up,” said Jacobs. “It and a wingspan of 67-feet, 6-inches. V-22 tilt-rotor today.)
had four T64-GE-1 turboprops and According to historical records, The first XC-142 was rolled out in
a maximum speed of over 400 mph.” the four-engine V/STOL transport early 1964 with its first conventional
The engines were mounted in was somewhat ahead of its time and flight being made in September 1964,
nacelles on the wings, and were all never reached its full potential. its first hover three months later,
cross-linked together. Each drove a The XC-142 Tilt-Wing V/STOL and first transition two months later
giant four-bladed Hamilton-Standard program had its roots from the than that. The Air Force extensively
fiberglass propeller, the tips of each recommendations from a government tested the XC-142’s capabilities with
practically overlapping each other. advisory group in 1959. The group cargo flights, cargo, and paratrooper
The four engines also drove a fifth recommended that a full-size drops, along with desert, mountain,
propeller, an eight-foot three-bladed aircraft was required, with specific rescue, and carrier operations.
tail rotor through an interconnected requirements for the Navy and The program called for the
gear and shaft train. Army. Beyond the obvious military building of five prototypes, but
The wing tilt mechanism consisted applications of such a system, there cross-shaft problems, along with
of two screw-jack actuators driven were also many who felt that the some operator errors, resulted in a
by a centrally located hydraulic plane could also have considerable number of hard landings causing
motor. The boxy airplane had a civilian applications. (Bell Aircraft damage to the complete fleet.
fuselage length of 58-feet, 1-inch is producing a civilian version of the The only remaining XC-142, (#2)
currently is on display at the Air
Force Museum at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base at Dayton, Ohio.
He also conducted a wide variety
of tests on B-17, B-26, B-29, B-47,
B-50, B-52 and B-57 aircraft, which
included a six-engine XB-52, which
had four inboard J-57’s, and two
J-75 afterburning engines. Courtesy photograph
Jacobs received the Legion of Cathy Hansen and Jesse Jacobs.
Merit for meritorious service as
Director and test pilot on the C-5A
Test Force. It was at the time, one of combat missions in F-80’s in Korea. Aerospace Walk of Honor, located
the world’s largest aircraft. During He served as a test pilot for more at the corner of Lancaster Boulevard
his 46 years in aerospace, Jacobs than 19 years at Edwards, Wright and Sierra Highway.
logged more than 10,600 flight hours Patterson and Holloman Air Force We miss you Jesse, and will
in more than 100 types, models and Bases. always remember your quick
series of aircraft. He flew 28 combat There is a historical marker smile, wonderful stories, great
From left: Harry Andonian, Bill Anthony, Dick Taylor, Bob Ettinger and Jesse missions over Germany in B-17’s commemorating Jesse’s 46 years in accomplishments and contributions
Jacobs.
in World War II. He added 121 aerospace in Lancaster, Calif., on the to the aerospace community.

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