The Vertijet accomplished all tasks specified for it and undoubtedly succeeded as an experimental demonstration aircraft, in spite of the inherent impracticality of the operational concept. Ironically ...

The X-13 Vertijet was small and weighed only 7,200 pounds. It would win no speed records, as this aircraft could only do 350 miles per hour. A Rolls Royse Avon engine gave it 10,000 pounds of ...

The X-13 was developed in the 1950s, at a time when aerospace research was perhaps at its most fervent. T he Ryan X-13 ...

Spirit's U.K. facilities will look for ways to help make the VertiJet a reality for defense and commercial platforms in U.K. and Europe. Spirit AeroSystems Inc. is looking to go straight up on new ...

Nothing has been released about Ryan’s X-13 “Vertijet” which is still a highly classified project. But the technical public got a quick look at it when it was shipped to Edwards, ...

The VertiJet will have an estimated top speed of 400 mph with a range of 1,000 nm, nearly enough for a round trip from Washington to Chicago.

Under the MoU, Spirit will provide engineering and design support for the VertiJet platform, which Skyworks says will have a range of 1,000nm (1,850km) and the ability to fly at speeds of up to ...

The Vertijet accomplished all tasks specified for it and undoubtedly succeeded as an experimental demonstration aircraft, in spite of the inherent impracticality of the operational concept. Ironically ...

The X-13, named the Vertijet. is a small, delta-winged job that takes off from a suspended position, hanging from a framework like a bat. Last week Test Pilot Peter F. Girard, ...

The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was an experimental aircraft built to test vertical takeoffs and landings from a distinct tail-sitting position—which looked more like a space shuttle sitting on the ...

The X-13 Vertijet was small and weighed only 7,200 pounds. It would win no speed records, as this aircraft could only do 350 miles per hour. A Rolls Royse Avon engine gave it 10,000 pounds of ...