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EWR VJ 101
The EWR VJ 101 was an experimental German jet fighter VTOL tiltjet aircraft. VJ stood for Versuchsjäger (German for Experimental Fighter). It was to be the basis for a successor to the F-104G Starfighter but was cancelled in 1968 after a five-year test program. The VJ 101 was one of the first V-STOL designs to have the potential for eventual Mach 2 flight.
The EWR VJ 101 was an experimental German jet fighter VTOL tiltjet
aircraft.1
EWR VJ 101 - Rotatable engines at the wingtips, two further lift jets
in the fuselage to supplement the main engines in hovering flight.2
viewedThe EWR VJ 101 was an experimental German jet fighter VTOL
tiltjet aircraft. VJ stood for "Vertikal Jäger", (German for "Vertical
Fighter").3
German EWR VJ 101 used swiveling engines mounted on the wingtips with
fuselage mounted lift engines, and the VJ 101C X1 reached supersonic
flight (Mach 1.08) on Juli 29th, 1964.4
Made by Entwicklungsring Süd.
among other things one VTOL aircraft, those EWR VJ 101, which did not
go however into production.
The death of his Mrs.5
Vtol - The EWR VJ 101 was an experimental German jet fighter VTOL tiltjet aircraft.6
The EWR VJ 101 which was also a vertical teakoff aircraft.
It was designed to be the basis of a successor to the F-104 for the
Luftwaffe.7
Jet Or Prop
jet
Height Alt
411.48
Engine(jet)
Rolls-Royce RB145
Length Alt
1569.72
Max Takeoff Weight Main
6100.0
Thrust Main
12.2
Lists
* List of military aircraft of Germany* List of experimental aircraft
Max Speed Main
Mach 1.04 achieved
See Also
* Dornier Do 31* Hawker Siddeley P.1154* VFW VAK 191B
Status
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
13420.0
Number Built
2
Crew
1
Retired
1968
Thrust Alt
2750
Height Main
4.1 m
Span Alt
660.4000000000001
Plane Or Copter?
Manufacturer
First Flight
10
Number Of Jets
6
Span Main
6.61 m
Type of jet
Length Main
15.7 m
Similar Aircraft
* Bell XF-109
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