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    Ryan AQM-91 Firefly was a developmental drone developed during the Vietnam War to perform long-range reconnaissance, especially into China. The Ryan Model...
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    The Ryan Aeronautical Company was founded by T. Claude Ryan in San Diego, California, in 1934. It became part of Teledyne in 1969, and of Northrop Grumman...
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    Maximum speed: Mach 0.6 Endurance: 30 hours Related development Ryan AQM-91 Firefly Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Boeing YQM-94...
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  • the 1980s Slingsby T67 Firefly, a British light training aircraft Globe KD2G Firefly, an American target drone Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, an American long-range...
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    Northrop Grumman X-47B United States UAV Experimental 2003 Prototype 2 Ryan AQM-91 Firefly United States UAV Experimental Saab KFS Sweden Supersonic Fighter...
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    mixed with hot exhaust air just before the nozzles (similar to the Ryan AQM-91 Firefly). According to the Stefan–Boltzmann law, this results in less energy...
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    Vietnamese Navy initiated America's highly classified UAVs (Ryan Model 147, Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, Lockheed D-21) into their first combat missions of the Vietnam...
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  • satellite reconnaissance. Itek KA-80/A developed for the Teledyne Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, then also used in A-12, Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft...
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    deliberately injected into the exhaust flow to boost this process (see Ryan AQM-91 Firefly and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit). The Stefan–Boltzmann law shows...
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  • deliberately injected into the exhaust flow to boost this process (see Ryan AQM-91 Firefly and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit). Sometimes, the jet exhaust is vented...
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    Robin supersonic business jet. Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull (Compass Cope B) Ryan AQM-91 Firefly Data from Type: Turbojet engine Length: 109.5in (2.78m) Diameter:...
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    research, (1979) Ryan AQM-34 Firebee, target (1951) Ryan AQM-81A Firebolt, target (1983) Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, reconnaissance (1968) Ryan BQM-34 Firebee...
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  • in 1966. Ryan AQM-91 Firefly Compass Call – EC-130H electronic warfare aircraft. Programmed for upgrade to EC-37Bs, Compass Cookie – Ryan AQM-34N high...
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    Air Force in September 1979. Ryan's entry into the competition was an updated variant of the Model 154 / AQM-91 Firefly, which it called the Model 235...
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  • Dennymite Radioplane XKD4R Radioplane MQM-33 Radioplane AQM-35 Radioplane MQM-36 Shelduck Radioplane AQM-38 Radioplane MQM-57 Falconer Radioplane KD2R Quail...
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  • Electronic Warfare Aggressor Squadron in 1990. The Ryan AQM-34V, an electronic countermeasures update of the AQM-34H leaflet-dropping RPV used in the conflict...
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