Ryan XV-8

XV-8 "Fleep"
XV-8 "Fleep" tested in the Full Scale Tunnel at Langley, 1962
General information
Type	Experimental STOL aerial utility vehicle
Manufacturer	Ryan Aeronautical Company
Number built	1
History
First flight	1961

The Ryan XV-8 Flexible Wing Aerial Utility Vehicle (nicknamed Fleep, short for "Flying Jeep") 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.