Mystery mislabeled picture from SDASM photostream. Anyone cares to guess?

[AeroFranz]

I found this pic labeled


1611 Ryan XV-5 Vertifan wing cut-away
here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8476472645/in/photostream/


now, I'm pretty sure that's not what it is. Looks like the wing for a turboprop aircraft with some funky arrangement to blow air over the trailing edge. And then there's some allusion to something happening with fuel, maybe being mixed with the blown air?


I'm attaching the picture to help with recognition, but we could take it down once we figure out what it is.

 

[Stargazer]

I'd say inflatable fuel containers. Possibly a Friendship's wing?

 

[Jemiba]

To my opinion, at least on the left side of this picture it's quite clearly recognisable
as nozzles, blowing air over those flaps. And yes, it seem to be "hot" nozzles.

 

[Michel Van]

this look like a STOL proposal

my guess:

Ryan 167 a proposal for XV-5A V/STOL Operational Evaluation Aircraft (1962)

 

[AeroFranz]

this is obviously unrelated to the XV-5 Vertifan...Michel, do you have a link to that proposal?

 

[Michel Van]

this is obviously unrelated to the XV-5 Vertifan...Michel, do you have a link to that proposal?

sadly not

 

[aim9xray]

Re: Mystery mislabeled picture from SDASM photostream. BLC-7?

My guess would be that it's a detail from the proposed Ryan "BLC-7" light STOL transport / business aircraft. Note that the engine nacelle placement implies a "high wing" placement on the aircraft. Also please see Caravella's comment at http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12727.msg125577.html#msg125577

 

[AeroFranz]

Thanks for the link, it certainly looks like it could be the right airplane

 

[Michel Van]

The wing and engine pod has some similarity to #1611 illustration...