54-1620, Ryan X-13 Vertijet, VTOL, milestone of flight, 1950s is a photograph by Wernher Krutein which was uploaded on March 28th, 2024.
54-1620, Ryan X-13 Vertijet, VTOL, milestone of flight, 1950s
X-13 was an experimental tail-sitting and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet. In 1947 the US Bureau of Aeronautics granted Ryan Aeronautical a... more
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54-1620, Ryan X-13 Vertijet, VTOL, milestone of flight, 1950s
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Wernher Krutein
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X-13 was an experimental tail-sitting and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet. In 1947 the US Bureau of Aeronautics granted Ryan Aeronautical a contract to research the creation of a vertically launched fighter jet-powered aircraft. In 1995 the second X-13 (54-1620) was constructed and actually flew test flights in this configuration, both for take-off and landing capture. It conducted one full-cycle flight and we eventually abanded for having no defined mission to perform. The feasibility was never destined to work.
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March 28th, 2024
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