I participated in XV-5A Vertifan program. MY participation was instrumental to the program. I was litterally instrumented. I was the pickup dummy. You are welcome for my suffering and sacrifice.

This is the greatest moment in my life.

I do remember these test flight. My Father was station there at this time and i would watch these test flight when i was a kid.

I wonder why this was never applied to modern aviation! Amazing!

@Tomcat71

Жыл бұрын

Because it worked and would have been cheaper.

@noellealissa2206

Жыл бұрын

@@Tomcat71 True.....Ugh!

Never heard of this aircraft before.Thanks for the video.

I met Val Scheifer in Isla Mujeres, MX about 1997. He is who is flying the plane in this video. He was very bitter the US chose the Harrier over the Ryan plane. I spent many happy days having coctails with him on his boat Camelot. He was quite old in 97 and said many times, I don,t even know why I am talking to you. Your so young. I was about 40 then.

Brilliant aircraft design. With all the available high tech propulsion systems, avionics, digital control electronics, computer control systems and weapons, this aircraft could perform much better today.

@spamaccount1680

4 жыл бұрын

Also called an F-35. Jet engine? Check. Liftfan? Check. The F-35 gets lots of hate, but the aircraft itself is great. Program management, on the other hand, was horrible. Sure the F-35 has lots of teething issues, but those are minor and are getting fixed by the month.

@thetreblerebel

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, it would be 100 percent improved. I think it was good then. But I guess the Helo did it all that this jet did

@AriCat777

10 ай бұрын

​​​@@thetreblerebelExcept fly 546 mph with other jets and descend at 3× the speed of helicopters reducing chances of getting hit by ground fire, it also had a 1000 mile range.

This looked like a feasible piece of equipment. Less complex than the Harrier. I know the V5A could not do what the F35B does, but it looked like it could be used for ground support easily

why was this dissmissed???! this is better than any aircraft today!

@quyenluu5662

10 жыл бұрын

they're low on every things compare to ... mig 15.

@zeogiannes

8 жыл бұрын

+Quyền Lưu With all the available high tech propulsion systems, avionics, digital control electronics, computer control systems weapons, and stealth technology, today this aircraft could perform much better than a MIG 15.

@cartmanrlsusall

7 жыл бұрын

ValmisFilm v22,out performs it in every way except horizontal speed

Thanks for uploading this!

I love you for posting this

This looks like it could be a great design for an unmanned rescue plane

I want to buy the other one at the museum. Looks very fun.

Truly gamechanging vehicle!!! If this thing had just 12 Hellfires onboard and a belly mounted 20mm cannon it could loiter for seriously accurate ground attack missions, then speed off and reposition hovering right down in the weeds, a true hybrid attack platform.. Obviously destroying many defense aerospace racketeers gravy trains.

Had absolutely no idea it existed before today.... Like a Mandela effect.

thanks for sharing. as a former Harrier engineer I have loved watching this. im intrigued to know if in the vertical operating mode did the engines need water cooling? the Harrier could only last 2.5 mins in hover mode

@foreverpinkf.7603

4 жыл бұрын

There is a lot lot of space for water tanks together with fuel tanks for hours of fight and hoovering. It´s a commercial and not more.

@thetreblerebel

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like the V5A could hover for longer. I'm not sure how they corrected the cooling of the engine.

@ericzaiz8358

3 жыл бұрын

@@thetreblerebel They didnt need cooling, unlike the Harrier the XV5 didnt need to run at full power to VTOL due to how the Lift Fans ran. The GE-J85 ran alot cooler at full power then the Pegasus anyways, so the regular air flow was enough to keep the engine from melting This system did have its cons, the inside was full of piping need to redirect the jet thrust to the fans, and unlike the harrier said fans was useless in level flight becoming dead weight. Which limited its fuel and payload. Also you had to be careful when to turn on the fans, to slow and you stall. Too Fast and you went out of control, one of the pilots did when he hit the switch by mistake going about 200 knots and the ejection seat kill him. You had like a 40 knot window between stalling at 80 knots and loosing control at 120. The Harrier can go from full speed to ZERO within a few moments. A modern version with Computer control be great but well, stuff expansive and no one wants to do that... If I had the money...

Cool...I'd never heard of this one before. Looks pretty impressive...I wonder why it never succeeded?

The wings could be moved up to extend from the top of the fuselage to facilitate this for air sea rescue and the fusalage widened. With modern techniques and newer technologies would allow this to be more achievable and affordable for the navy the military or the air corp air force. But the one shown here would be capable of ground attack in areas where other aircraft would find it difficult to Manoeuvre where the Ryan would be at home like the harrier or even better.

Brilliant! Why not now?

Badassed jet

This thing and soon to be retired Nimitz would do great for the coast guard 👍

@foreverpinkf.7603

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about the range?

This plane could have worked! Now they are trying to build a similar aircarft!!!! Check Trifan 600...... Happy viewing..

The rescue mission scenarios all assume the downed pilot is not only conscious but physically capable of attaching himself onto a harness he might barely even be able to locate in the sea spray. Ridiculous.

How this is possible?

Why this thing failed again?

Lou Everett, Ryan Test Pilot, was killed flying this thing.

@nonovyerbusiness9517

6 жыл бұрын

The other pilot killed was Bob Tittle.

I had one made in China... when I was a kid... it opened the doors an the fans turned... it was cool...

The basics for the F-35 ,, 4 Sure,, They most likely went back, & Thought BOOOOOOOM This is what we need to build... Dahaaa.. yep'' ,, kodi

This is a very interesting video, with 'wonky' music. But, as we know, the British AV-8B Harrier became the VSTOL fighter/bomber. Presumably, the payload and speed capability was bested.

@michaelfederico2873

5 жыл бұрын

No, all info shows exhaust used to power the fans.

ถ้าโครงการนั้นไม่ผ่านมันใช้พื้นที่สิ้นเปลืองมากเกินไปมันมีท่อส่งอากาศยุ่งยากเต็มไปหมดมันไม่เหลือที่สำหรับโดยสารน้ำมันเชื้อเพลิงแบบนี้ถือว่าดีที่สุดแล้วปีกติดใบพัด

It would have been as successful as the harrier jet.

It failed because the fan system was simply- unreliable, expensive and took space inside the airplane that coud be used for fuel and wepons

@tenorlord

6 жыл бұрын

Horseshit. Even this "proof of concept" prototype could fly for more than 800 miles! A production model would have more range, speed and hard-points.

Great archive video. But I wonder...... a Ryan at a California golf course rescuing a " dummy" who crashed. Hmm Harrison Fords shenanigans ? :)

Awesome but wrong concept they focus on building a plane that hover, instead of that they could focus on build a helo/hover aircraft that fly faster than a helicopter.

Two were built, and two crashed resulting in two fatalities. One crash resulted from the ingestion of a test dummy the thing was supposed to be "rescuing"…more wasted tax money.

@tattrie17

8 жыл бұрын

I lived and grew up in the town, Deshler, Ohio where one of the test pilots lives. His last name was Harris. I'm not sure if he is still alive, I met him during my private pilot training. I had no idea he lived in my home town when I was young, I would have loved to hear his stories!

Американці, я на вас злий !!! .....Не прийняти на озброєння, хоча б морської піхоти США, такий літак, це що за дурість ! .....Я в шоці ! ......

This is a plane with no job. The Key West Agreements would have prevented it from carrying guns and bombs, and it it can only carry 2 people as 'cargo'. A waste of money.

@ericzaiz8358

3 жыл бұрын

This came out before then DIED because of the Key/West Agreements.