F60
Ryan X-13 "Vertijet"
Engine: Rolls-Royce "Avon" of 10,000 lbs. thrust
Maximum Speed: 350 mph. (approx.) Span: 21 ft.
Minimum Speed: 0 mph.
Service Ceiling: Above 20,000 ft.
Weight: 7,200 lbs. loaded
Length: 24 ft.
Height: 15 ft.
The X-13 was designed to test the idea of vertical
takeoff, transition to horizontal flight, and return
to vertical flight for landing by jet aircraft. The
X-13 on display, one of two built, completed its
first full-cycle flight on April 11, 1957, at Edwards
AFB, California and two years later was transferred
to the Air Force Museum, W-PAFB, Ohio.
Pub. by Joseph F. Morsello, 405 Paper Mill Rd., Phila., Pa. 19118
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