Lockheed XFV – Fotos y Video

El Americano Lockheed XFV (a veces referido como el Salmón) fue un prototipo de avión experimental construido por Lockheed a principios de la década de 1950 para demostrar el funcionamiento de un caza de despegue y aterrizaje vertical para proteger convoyes.

Fuente: Lockheed XFV en Wikipedia

The Lockheed XFV was an experimental aircraft designed by Lockheed Corporation for the United States Navy in the early 1950s. The XFV was intended to be a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter that could operate from small platforms on ships and provide convoy protection. The XFV had a unique tailsitter configuration, meaning that it rested on its tail before takeoff and landing, and used a powerful turboprop engine with contra-rotating propellers to generate thrust. The XFV faced many technical challenges and never achieved a successful transition from horizontal to vertical flight or vice versa. The project was cancelled in 1956, as jet fighters became faster and more capable than the XFV.