Annular lift fan aircraft
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Annular lift fan aircraft
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An annular lift fan aircraft is a conceptual vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that was first systematically and numerically investigated in 2015. This concept was proposed to offer a VTOL solution for both high hovering efficiency and high cruise speed, using a large annular lift fan instead of the relatively small conventional circular lift fans used in the Ryan XV-5 Vertifan and the F-35B Lightning II (JSF). The Ryan XV-5 and the F-35B use relatively smaller lift fans, either fan-i
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annular_lift_fan_aircraft
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2023-08-21T16:55:02Z
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