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Chris Paton’s terrific Prototype Hunters series inspired me to build my own
historic aviation one-off--the 1950’s Convair XFY-1 “Pogo” plane.
This unique craft was the first VTOL aircraft to successfully fly in the history
of aviation. Powered by the Allison YT40-A-6 turboprop (which was really just
two T38 turboprops coupled together driving a single gearbox), the XFY-1 had a
top speed of 610mph at 15,000 feet. For more history, see the links at the
bottom of the page.
Thanks for looking!
For some really good background on this nifty plane, visit
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/aircraft/Convair-Pogo/info/info.htm.
For video of it taking off and landing, visit
http://www.airspacemag.com/asm/Web/Site/QT/pogotakeoff.html.
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