Back Ryan Aeronautical Company Czech Ryan Aeronautical German رایان اروناتیکال FA Ryan Aeronautical Company French ראיין איירונאוטיקל קומפני HE Ryan Aeronautical Italian Ryan Aeronautical Company Portuguese Ryan Aeronautical Swedish 雷恩航空公司 Chinese
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| Founded | 1934 |
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| Founder | T. Claude Ryan |
| Defunct | 1969/1999 |
| Fate | Merged with Teledyne |
| Successor | Northrop Grumman |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California |
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 when the latter company purchased Ryan in 1999. Ryan built several historically and technically significant aircraft, including four innovative V/STOL designs, but its most successful production aircraft was the Ryan Firebee line of unmanned drones used as target drones and unmanned air vehicles.[1]
- ^ "Ryan Aeronautical Had Big Plans for the Vertifan Jump Jet". The Drive. May 3, 2017.