Ryan XV-8

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The V-8 designation was re-used by the U.S.Military to refer to the AV-8 Harrier. This was an unrelated project.

XV-8 "Fleep"
XV-8 'Fleep' flown in the Full Scale Tunnel at Langley, 1962
Type	Experimental STOL Aerial Utility Vehicle
Manufacturer	Ryan Aeronautical Company
Maiden flight	1961
Number built	1

The XV-8 Flexible Wing Aerial Utility Vehicle (nicknamed Fleep, short for "Flying Jeep") was an aircraft built by Ryan Aeronautical Company in collaboration with NASA for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army and tested as a STOL patrol and reconnaissance utility aircraft in 1961. The wing was a fabric delta-shaped Rogallo wing with a foldable frame with inflatable leading edge and the wing was attached to a podlike cockpit on a tri-gear platform; Two tail configurations: vertical fin and V-tail. It folded into a relatively small package for transport.

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[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 10 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 5 in (10.18 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-360-A, 210 hp (157 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 65 mph (105 km/h)
• Range: 120 miles (193 km)

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• A Ryan engineer memoir on the Fleep
  

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