Lockheed XFV - fotod ja video

Ameeriklane Lockheed XFV (mõnikord nimetatakse seda ka Salmoniks) oli eksperimentaalne sabaistuva lennuki prototüüp, mille Lockheed ehitas 1950. aastate alguses, et demonstreerida vertikaalse õhkutõusmise ja maandumise hävitaja tööd konvoide kaitsmiseks.

Allikas: Lockheed XFV Vikipeedias

2007 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.