List of Different Types of Airplanes in the World

Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon http://home.att.net/~jbaugher4/fv.html http://www.unrealaircraft.com/gravity/xfv1.php http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://jpcolliat.free.fr/xfv1/xfv1-1.htm Ryan X-13 Vertijet http://www.unrealaircraft.com/gravity/ryan_x13.php http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/x-13.¹

As with the Lockheed XFV-1, the Pogo used the Allison YT40-A-14 engine and Curtiss-Wright counter-rotating propellers, but was somewhat more compact and less conventional in appearance.²

* Lockheed XFV-1 "Salmon" (tailsitterTailsitterA tailsitter is a type of VTOL aircraft that launches and lands on its tail.³

with the Convair XFY-1 Pogo and Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon X-planes.⁴

The Lockheed XFV-1 is a 'tailsitter' VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft It was created by the US Navy who were looking for ways to improve ⁵

LOCKHEED XFV-1 - The XFV-1 Salmon was a competitor with Convair's XFY-1 Pogo in a 1950 competition to design a VTOL fighter with performance superior to existing fighters.⁶

Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon Lockheed XFV-1 Typ: Prototyp eines VTOL-Kampfflugzeuges Entwurfsland: Vereinigte StaatenVereinigte Staaten ⁷

The Lockheed XFV-1 is a "tailsitter" aircraft. It points straight up, which permits the entire thrust of its propulsion system to be converted directly into vertical lift.⁸

Lockheed XFV-1 and Ryan X-13 of a decade later and the attempts at launching F-100 Super Sabres with rocket boosters (ZELL), none had proven practical to operate in day to ⁹

The Lockheed XFV-1 (sometimes referred to as the Salmon or the Vertical Riser) was a tailsitter prototype built by Lockheed to demostrate the operation of a vertical takeoff and landing fighter for ¹⁰

Contemporary with the Lockheed XFV-1, the Convair XFY-1 was designed for the same US ... read more ...¹¹

Lockheed XFV-1–The XFV-1 “Salmon” was a research project similar to the Convair XFY-1.¹²

Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon 4 Lockheed XFV-1 1 Lockheed WV-2 Warning Star 2 ¹³

The Lockheed XFV most certainly DID both take off and land in the vertical. I personally have seen films of them taking off and landing.¹⁴

This is a Lockheed XFV-1, Lockheed's one of a kind VTOL, similar to its competitor, the Convair XFY-1. Jonathon R. Oglesbee /^\ /###\ /#####\ ~~~~~~~~~~|#######|~~~~~~~~~~ |#######| ~~~~~~~~~~|#######|~~~~~~~~~~ /. .¹⁵

Lockheed XFV-1, both in 1/72 scale. A 1/72 scale Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle ST Mk.V will also be released. .¹⁶