Ryan X-13 Vertijet

Ryan X-13 Vertijet

PaísEua
PapelAeronaves a jato VTOL experimentais
Primeiro voo10 de dezembro de 1955
Construído2

O Ryan X-13 Vertijet (designação da empresa Modelo 69) foi uma aeronave a jato experimental de decolagem e pouso vertical (VTOL) pilotada nos Estados Unidos na década de 1950. O principal objetivo do projeto era demonstrar a capacidade de um jato puro para decolar verticalmente, pairar, transição para voo horizontal para a frente e pousar verticalmente.

Fonte: Ryan X-13 Vertijet na Wikipédia

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The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was an experimental jet-powered aircraft that could take off and land vertically. It was built by Ryan Aeronautical Company in the 1950s for the United States Air Force. The main goal of the project was to test the feasibility of a pure jet aircraft that could operate from small platforms or submarines.
The X-13 Vertijet had a delta wing with flat endplates and a single Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine that produced 44.6 kN of thrust. The engine had a variable nozzle that could be tilted to provide pitch and yaw control in hover mode. The wingtips had small jets that provided roll control. The nose of the aircraft had a hook and a retractable pole that helped the pilot to align with a vertical trailer bed that served as a landing platform. The trailer could be lowered to horizontal position for ground transportation.
The first prototype of the X-13 Vertijet made its first horizontal flight on December 10, 1955, using temporary landing gear. Later, it performed several transitions from horizontal to vertical flight and vice versa at high altitude. The landing gear was then replaced by a tail-mounted framework that held the aircraft in vertical position on the ground. The second prototype made the first complete cycle of vertical take-off, transition to horizontal flight, transition to vertical flight and vertical landing on April 11, 1957.
The X-13 Vertijet demonstrated the technical feasibility of VTOL jet aircraft, but it had limited practical value due to its low performance, high fuel consumption and complex operation. The project was cancelled in 1957 after two prototypes were built and tested. The two surviving aircraft are on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force and the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

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