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Description
| Notes: Prototype stol transport with high wing, T-TAIL, rear cargo loading door, and tricycle landing gear for unimproved field operations. Engines mounted above and forward of wings (2 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | C-14 | |
| Designation: | YC-14 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Status: | Prototype | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Virgil H. Soule Frederick, MD | The Boeing YC-14 and MD YC-15 were built as technology demonstrators in preparation for the YC-17 program. The YC-14 used the upper surface blowing technique for STOL lift enhancement. Engine efflux was directed over the upper surface of the wing and produced additional lift via coanda effect. The YC-15 used the lower surface blowing technique that directed the engine efflux through the flaps for added lift. The LSB technique proved superior and was chosen for the C-17. The C-17 is one of USAF's better ideas and they should buy as many of them as they can. The YC-14 and YC-15 were important tools for aviation development in this country and deserve to be preserved at the National Air Force Museum at Dayton, OH. It would be a crying shame if they were scrapped. 05/01/2007 @ 12:52 [ref: 16366] |
