Three views of the VJ101 at the German Museum of Munich The EWR VJ 101 was an experimental West German jet fighter VTOL aircraft. VJ stood for "Vertikal Jäger", (German "Vertical Fighter").[1] It was to be the basis for a successor to the F-104G Starfighter, but was cancelled in 1968 after a five-year test program. The VJ 101 was one of the first V/STOL designs to have the potential for eventual Mach 2 flight. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1963: Events January January 7 - Aeroflot commences direct services between Moscow and Havana February February 14 - the Indian Air Force receives its first batch of Soviet fighters, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s March March 18 - the Dassault Balzac makes its first transitions...
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Design and development
Heinkel and Messerschmitt had developed designs to meet the requirements of VTOL flight and by 1959, the two companies, along with Bolkow, had created a joint venture company called EWR, to build the VJ 101 C. The new proposal merged the characteristics of earlier Bolkow, Heinkel and Messerschmitt designs into a sleek, streamlined platform. The VJ 101 was similar in appearance to the Bell XF-109, both with rotating engines in nacelles at the wingtips. In addition to the wingtip engines, two further lift jets were installed in the fuselage to supplement the main engines in hovering flight. Heinkel Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. ...
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In order to test the concept, EWR built a test rig called the Wippe (seesaw) in early 1960. The simple device was incorporated a rudimentary cockpit on a horizontal beam with a "lift" engine mounted vertically at the centre for preliminary single-axis tests of the control system.[2] A later "hover rig" was built that had the skeletal fuselage of the VJ 101C with three Rolls-Royce RB-106 engines installed in the approximate positions they would occupy in the final flying version. The small engines each had 2,100 lb thrust, enough to lift the test rig. After initial testing in May 1961 from a telecopic column, the new rig was able to "fly" in free flight in March 1962.[3] Additional tests with a cloth "skin" simulating fuselage and wings proved to be successful (showing satisfactory control in all seasons and weather conditions).[4] Rolls-Royce Limited was a British car and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls on 15 March 1906 and was the result of a partnership formed in 1904. ...
Testing and evaluation Two prototypes were built: X-1 and X-2. On 10 April 1963, the X-1 made its first hovering flight. The first transition from the hovering flight to the horizontal flight on 20 September 1963. The VJ 101C X-1 flew 40 aerodynamic flights, 24 hover flights and 14 full transitions. During these tests the sound barrier was broken, for the first time by a vertical take-off aircraft, but on 14 September 1964 a defect in the autopilot caused a crash. On July 29 1964 the VJ 101 C flew at Mach 1.04 without use of an afterburner. [1] April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The second prototype X2 with a new autopilot made a successful transition on 22 October 1965. The tests were subsequently continued with X-2, which in contrast to X-1 had afterburners. However the project was cancelled in 1968. The proposed VJ 101 D Mach 2 interceptor was never built. VJ 101 C X 2 hangs today in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Although the VJ 101C did not proceed to production status, other projects including the Mirage IIIV, Hawker P.1154 and the much later F-35 Lightning II showed the promise of VTOL fighters. The Dassault Mirage IIIV (three vee) fighter aircraft was one of the most interesting offshoots of the Dassault Mirage III family tree. ...
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Specifications (VJ 101C X-2) This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircraft's current standards. Please see this page for more details. - Length: 17.30 metres
- Span: 6.61 metres
- Maximum take-off weight: 6,100 kg
- Four main engines plus two Rolls-Royce RB 145 lift-engines
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References - ^ Winchester 2005, p. 174.
- ^ Rogers 1989, p. 186, 189.
- ^ Rogers 1989, p. 190.
- ^ Rogers 1989, p. 190.
- Rogers, Mike. VTOL: Military Research Aircraft. New York: Orion Books, 1989. ISBN 0-517-57684-8.
- Winchester, Jim. "EWR-Sud VJ 101C (1962)". X-Planes and Prototypes. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-904687-40-7.
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