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Lockheed XFV
Državi	Zda
Vlogo	Eksperimentalno lovsko letalo VTOL
Prvi let	16. junij 1954
Zgrajena	1

Ameriška Lockheed XFV (včasih imenovan tudi Salmon) je bil eksperimentalni prototip letala, ki ga je zgradil Lockheed v zgodnjih 1950-ih, da bi prikazal delovanje vertikalnega vzletnega in pristajalnega lovca za zaščito konvojov.

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V 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.