Good afternoon Karl,
That's another good call mate
It is the Ryan XV-5 Vertifan
This aircraft was Ryan’s last aircraft design and a venture into the realm of non rotary wing vertical flight. Fans in each wings as well as the nose could direct thrust downward while conventional jet exhausts provided thrust for horizontal flight. Powered by twin turbojet engines this research craft carried a crew of two in a side-by-side arrangement.
Two XV-5s were built — one lost in a crash and this one damaged in an accident which killed the pilot, Bob Tittle. It was rebuilt and eventually placed on display on the grounds of the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.
Overall, the Vertijets were flown from 1966 through 1971 by a total of 15 test pilots.
Karlark has requested an Open House 