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14 June 1993 The Department of Transportation issues an order establishing
the Civil TiltRotor Development Advisory
Committee.
10 July 1993 The Bell eagle eye tilt rotor unmanned aerial vehicle successfully
completed its first flight.
September 1993 President Bush reinstates production V-22 program.
21 April 1994 New Memorandum of Agreement signed between
Army/NASA and Bell for bailment of XV-15 N703NA to
Bell.
9 December 1994 Secretary of Defense, William Perry, announces that the
V-22 will be produced for the United States Marine Corps
and Special Operations Forces. Low rate initial production
was announced for 1996 through 2001.
December 1994 Bell begins Model D-600 commercial tilt rotor program.
(Later designated BB-609 and then BA-609)
Early 1995 NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin announced termination
of flight operations at NASA ARC.
3 March 1995 XV-15 N703NA returns to flight at the Bell Flight Test
Center, Arlington, Texas.
21 April 1995 XV-15 becomes first tilt rotor to land at the world’s first
operational vertiport, the Dallas Convention Center
Heliport/Vertiport.
June 1995 XV-15 (N703NA) joins the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey at
the 41st Paris Air Show.
10 July 1995 XV-15 puts on first tilt rotor flight demonstration in
Canada at Bell Helicopter Mirabel facility near Montreal,
Quebec.
11 July 1995 XV-15 is first tilt rotor to land at the Indianapolis Heliport.
December 1995 Findings of CTRDAC state that the civil tilt rotor transport
is technically feasible and can be developed by the U.S.
industry. However, additional research and development
and infrastructure planning are needed.