Lockheed XFV-1 Tail-Sitter VTOL Research Aircraft Family
The Lockheed XFV-1 was an experimental tail-sitting VTOL fighter demonstrator developed for a U.S. Navy competition with Convair's XFY-1. Its turboprop-driven flight tests explored transition between conventional and vertical attitudes, revealing both the promise and the demanding control problem of shipboard tail-sitter operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Lockheed XFV-1XFV-1XFO-1SalmonPogo Stick
- Family Name
- Lockheed XFV-1
- Full Name
- Lockheed XFV-1 Tail-Sitter VTOL Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Description
- The Lockheed XFV-1 was an experimental tail-sitting VTOL fighter demonstrator developed for a U.S. Navy competition with Convair's XFY-1. Its turboprop-driven flight tests explored transition between conventional and vertical attitudes, revealing both the promise and the demanding control problem of shipboard tail-sitter operations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,954
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 20:59:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 20:59:53 UTC