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Ryan XV-8
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Ryan XV-8

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Overview

The Ryan XV-8 Flexible Wing Aerial Utility Vehicle was an improved version of the Flex-Wing. Both aircraft were built by Ryan Aeronautical Company in collaboration with NASA for the United States Air Force and the United States Army and tested in 1961 as a STOL patrol, reconnaissance, and light utility aircraft to transport people or freight when a more specialized aircraft is not required or available.

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