Ryan XV-5 Vertifan Fan-in-Wing V/STOL Research Aircraft Family
The Ryan XV-5 Vertifan family comprised the XV-5A and modified XV-5B fan-in-wing V/STOL research aircraft developed with General Electric for the U.S. Army. Two turbojets powered wing lift fans and a forward pitch fan, validating a gas-driven fan-in-wing configuration through hover and transition testing; the first aircraft flew in 1964.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ryan XV-5ARyan XV-5BXV-5A VertifanXV-5B VertifanVertifan
- Family Name
- Ryan XV-5 Vertifan
- Full Name
- Ryan XV-5 Vertifan Fan-in-Wing V/STOL Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Ryan XV-5 Vertifan family comprised the XV-5A and modified XV-5B fan-in-wing V/STOL research aircraft developed with General Electric for the U.S. Army. Two turbojets powered wing lift fans and a forward pitch fan, validating a gas-driven fan-in-wing configuration through hover and transition testing; the first aircraft flew in 1964.
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- XV-5A/XV-5B GE J85 fan-in-wing installation
- Notes
- The exact evidence names the installed engines as J85 without a model suffix, so the canonical GE J85 propulsion-family row is used.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:55:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:55:17 UTC