Compass Cope Engineering Challenges

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Relevant to current interest in high altitude
http://www.atf3.org/Ryan_Compass_Cope_2.html
 
Wow, that was interesting. I hadn't realized that that was the Garrett engine, with specific differences of course, that powered the Tacit Blue demonstrator.
 
Lots of unique info on that web site.
I particularly like the Dassault Falcon 20 photo with full afterburner. :eek: ;D
F20%20AB.jpg
 
If Dassault put that picture in their ads I'll bet there'd be more than one businessman that said to himself, "I NEED one of those!" :D
 
quellish said:
Relevant to current interest in high altitude persistence:
http://web.me.com/jcefamily/ATF3/Ryan_Compass_Cope.html
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Wow what a complicated engine! I like it. ;D
 
I can't thank enough the SPF members behind the posting of the recent Teledyne Ryan stuff from SDASM. Great job guys! ;)
 
Re: Compass Cope Engineering Challenges / Ryan YQM-98 R-Tern

F 1503 Ryan Aeronautical Compass Cope R
Film showing the Ryan YQM-98 R Tern unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Film from the mid 1970s. Digitized film from the Ryan Aeronautical Archive which was donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum in the 1990s.
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https://youtu.be/JPAu5FQwA-Q
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https://youtu.be/JPAu5FQwA-Q
 
Among the gems in the latest postings to Flickr by the San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) Archives is an illustration and model of the Ryan Model 235 Compass Cope Lambda, with a kinked "Lambda" wing.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/34533320845/
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/34532761505/
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It almost looks like the wing was supposed to fold...see hinge lines in line drawing. But maybe they're something else...I wonder what the mission was for this variant
 

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