Ryan XV-5 Vertifan

The Ryan XV-5 Vertifan was a jet-powered V-STOL experimental aircraft in the 1960s. The U.S. Army commissioned the Ryan VZ-11RY (which was redesignated as the XV-5 in 1962) in 1961 along with the Lockheed VZ-10 Hummingbird (redesignated as the XV-4).

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NASA
Height Main
449.58000000000004
Height Alt
4.50 m
Engine(jet)
General Electric J85-GE-5
Length Alt
13.56 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
13600.0
Thrust Main
2658
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States* List of VTOL aircraft
Range Main
1
000 mi
Max Speed Alt
880.0
Sequence
CV-2 – XV-3 – XV-4 – XV-5 – V-6 – CV-7 – XV-8
Max Speed Main
547 mph
Status
Retired
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
6170.0
Ceiling Main
40000.0
Number Built
2
Crew
2
Thrust Alt
11.85
Span Main
909.3199999999999
Area Main
260.3
Primary user
United States Army
Span Alt
9.09 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Ryan Aeronautical
First Flight
25
Number Of Jets
2
Max Takeoff Weight More
12
300 lb
Climb Rate Main
8000.0
Type of jet
turbojet
Climb Rate Alt
40.7 m-s
Length Main
44
Area Alt
24.19m²
Range Alt
1610.0
Similar Aircraft
* XV-4 Hummingbird
Empty Weight Main
7541.0
Ceiling Alt
12
200 m
Empty Weight Alt
3420.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Ryan aircraft
United States Army aircraft
United States experimental aircraft 1960-1969
VTOL aircraft

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