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. [1] It was intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft capable of operating from small warships.

Convair XFY-1 Pogo属于涡轮螺旋桨尾翼支撑的垂直起降战斗机。 机身粗短，巨大的三角翼，上下垂直尾翼构成了XFY的鲜明特征。 起落架就是四个翼端的小轮。 [1]XFY的问题是在垂直盘旋时操纵性极差，驾驶它垂直着陆是非常危险的。 总共只造了一架。

2023年6月29日 · The Convair XFY Pogo was an American experimental vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tail-sitter aircraft. Following World War II, the Americans began developing VTOL combat aircraft, in the hopes of arming US Navy vessels with aircraft that could easily take off and land, protecting fleets without the necessity of an aircraft carrier.

The Convair XFY-1 Pogo is one of many attempts made after World War II to devise a practical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) combat aircraft. The British finally succeeded with the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier, but before this aircraft arrived, firms around the United States experimented with various VTOL configurations.

2017年11月2日 · Both the CONVAIR XFY "Pogo" and Lockheed XFV were developed to a 1950 United States Navy (USN) requirement intended to test the viability of a "tail-sitting" shipborne fighter for arming and protecting convoys and for providing a quick-reaction point defense capability to warships in general.

World's First VTOL Airplane Convair/Navy XFY-1 Pogo

The Convair XFY-1 Pogo tailsitter was an experimental American VTOL fighter aircraft. It first flew in June 1945, eventually managing 22 more successful flights afterwards. It was one of the most remarkable fighters developed for the US Navy but was ultimately used for research work without any real thought of a production model.

Convair’s XFY-1 (Model 5) was a radical experimental single-seat fighter evolved from a program to examine the feasibility of operating tail-sitting, vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft from small platforms on ships.

2022年8月24日 · It wasn’t long before one of the most radical designs to emerge from these studies was the Convair XFY-1 Pogo. With the performance of land-based jet aircraft increasing, it meant that longer runways were needed.

The Convair XFY Pogo tailsitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and landing. The Pogo had delta wings and three-bladed contra-rotating propellers powered by a 5,500 hp (4,100 kW) Allison YT40-A-16 turboprop engine. It was intended to be a …