The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was built in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow …

In this video, I go over the history of the Rockwell XFV-12 - a plane that was supposed to lead a new generation of supersonic, mach two capable VTOL fighter jets for the US Navy, but literally...

2023年3月17日 · The XFV-12 was a truly remarkable design. Instead of using thrust vectoring nozzles directly fed from the engine, as with the Harrier, or that of its Soviet contemporary, the …

2014年7月3日 · The XFV-12A was born of a requirement to combine both the speed and armament of the heavy air-superiority F-4 Phantom II with the versatility of the Hawker …

2019年1月29日 · The Rockwell XFV-12 aircraft was a proposed design attempting to fulfill a United States Navy (USN) requirement for a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) supersonic …

2023年11月3日 · The XFV-12 was envisioned as a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter, combining the speed and armament capabilities of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II with …

2023年2月2日 · The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic US Navy fighter built in 1977 Photo: RedRipper24. The XFV-12 didn’t have a conventional tail. Instead, it used endplates …

2023年4月7日 · Chief among them is the Rockwell XFV-12. This intriguingly futuristic fighter jet was intended to be able to perform vertical takeoff and landing, but couldn't live up to the …

The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was built in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow …

Rockwell XFV-12A Specifications; Type: All-weather V/STOL fighter/attack aircraft; Powerplant: One 133.4kN (30,000 lb) class Pratt & Whitney F401-PW-400 augmented turbofan (a version …