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Subject:	Re: Convair XFY-1 "Pogo"
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build.military
Date:	Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:31:40 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Joey Jenkins wrote:

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.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=85925

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.

Joey,

This is cool, there are so many strange planes out there that were only made in ones and twos, it’s nice to see them made in Lego.

Thanks,

George

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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 (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)

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