: A long time ago, no, not in the distant past, but on May 25, 1964, there was a story about Ryanair. At the time, they put on an epic air show showing off the Vertifan Jump jet. You might think Vertifan sounds like some kind of magical comic book superhero, but it's actually a kind of vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The plane looks like a baby *** fell in love with a fighter jet.
Paragraph 1: Crazy Ideas in the Aircraft World.
Ryanair had a bold plan at the time, positioning the aircraft as the "air power" of the future, including VTOL fighters, interceptors, and even submarine hunters. They didn't just want to sell to the U.S. Army, they wanted to sell to the U.S. Air Force, the Navy, and the Luftwaffe. This was not a dream, but a Cold War-era flying madness.
Paragraph 2: ** that fell from the sky.
At that time, everyone was thinking about how to destroy the enemy's airfield with minimal effort, without destroying the entire production line or bombing individual aircraft. It seems that the solution may lie in vertical take-off and landing aircraft. All of a sudden, the whole world began to work on various vertical take-off and landing machines, trying to make the aircraft no longer need long runways. It's a creative carnival party in the airplane world.
Paragraph 3: The style of painting has changed abruptly.
As you might have guessed, Vertifan doesn't stop at airplanes. Ryan's artists painted a variety of scenes, like scribbling on a canvas in the airplane world. There is a painting of a pocket version of Vertifan, as if it was specifically designed to deal with the rebels. The machine looked like a hybrid of the XV-5 and Mustang OV-10, with a pusher propeller that could operate like a ***, but with the speed of a fixed-wing aircraft. This guy seems to have been born specifically for missions that require raiding the rebels.
Paragraph 4: Air, sea and air amphibious aircraft?
Vertifan wasn't just tailor-made for the U.S. Army, they fantasized about selling it to the U.S. Air Force. There are also a large number of pods and disposable fuel tanks, which look as if they are fully prepared for various tasks. The mystery has not yet been revealed. This is the style of airplane painting back then, do whatever you want, and open your mind.
Paragraph 5: The end of the upheaval.
Unfortunately, however, Ryan's VTOL aircraft program did not have a happy ending. One of the two XV-5A Vertifan crashed during a demonstration flight, and the pilot was tragically killed. Another accident claimed the life of another test pilot. This has led people to revisit this ambitious plan. As a result, the US Army was defeated by the Air Force, which managed to stifle the Army Vertifan program. Ryan never found a buyer willing to buy the aircraft, and in the end, their Vertifan program failed.
So, this is a history of the aircraft world, full of innovation, adventure and fantasy.