The Pogo was fast too. Even with the throttle set at minimum power, the XFY-1 knifed through the air at well over 483 kph (300 mph). The airplane had no speed brakes or spoilers to help control ...
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Why the Navy tried to build a fighter that landed on its tail
Long before the F-35 solved vertical flight in a practical way, the U.S. Navy was experimenting with something far stranger: ...
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America’s tail-sitter VTOL fighter - Convair Pogo
The Convair XFY-1 Pogo was a Navy VTOL interceptor built to launch and land vertically from tiny ship decks. It used a cruciform wing and tail layout, a rotating pilot seat, and a powerful turboprop ...
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