Convair XFY Pogo
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The Convair XFY-1 Pogo is an experimental V/STOL aircraft developed during the early years of the Cold War. It was intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft capable of operating from small wa
Convair XFY 1 in flight
XFY on a launching cart
The XFY-1's pilot entering the aircraft via a ladder
In vertical flight
V/STOL
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A vertical and/or short take-off and landing aircraft is an airplane able to take off or land vertically or on short runways. Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are a subset of V/STOL craft that do
Convair XFY Pogo
…The Convair XFY-1 Pogo is an experimental V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft developed during the early years of the Cold War. It was intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft…
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