In 1947, both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy sponsored VTOL design studies called project Hummingbird. The rapid development of increasingly powerful powerplants had reached the point where a true VTOL aircraft was in the realm of possibility. The U.S. Navy's firsthand experiences with Japan's Kamikaze taught them the vulnerability of their great mobile peacekeepers, the carrier. Because of this experience the Navy felt that the only way to protect any naval presence in enemy waters was to equip all ships with a VTOL fighter.
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XFY-1, Naval Fighters #27,
By Jim Schmidt "Jimmbbo" (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naval Fighters Number Twenty-Seven Convair XFY-1 Pogo (Paperback)
Thin book (34 pages), only b&w photos (sharp and clear)except front cover. Interesting first-person anecdotes of test andchase pilots, but short on overview of the technical challenges, design philosophy, aerodynamics. ...it's not a bad deal, but technically disappointing. END
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DANSE WITH THE POGO'S,
By Kenwagerd "HGW" (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naval Fighters Number Twenty-Seven Convair XFY-1 Pogo (Paperback)
This little book (softcover) is full of very good photos of this incredible VTOL airplane. I hope there will be a french version in next years !
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