In the mid 'thirties, Ryan offered a single-seat armed
version of its tandem two-seat STM primary trainer,
which, in turn, had been ... read more ... |
Ryan STA-Special 1934 |
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In December 1942, nine US aircraft manufacturers received
a Request for Proposals from the Bureau of Aeronautics
for a single-seat shipboard fighter ... read more ... |
Ryan FR-1 Fireball 1944 |
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Ryan FR-4 1944 |
The XFR-4 entered
flight test in November 1944. Utilising the 19th FR-1 production
airframe, this replaced the J31-GE-3 turbojet
with a 1542kg Westinghouse ... read more ... |
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Ryan XF2R-1 1946 |
A major modification of the FR-1 Fireball, the Model 29
resulted from a Bureau of Aeronautics requirement for
a single-seat fighter combining ... read more ... |
In the early 1950s, some senior officers thought that all US Navy carrier
aircraft would be Vertical Take Off (VTO) machines ... read more ... |
Ryan X-13 Vertijet 1955 |
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