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Cranes, trains, planes and excavators and stuff like that

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The Convair XFY-1 Pogo was an experimental V/STOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft developed during the early years of the Cold War. It was intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft capable of operating from small warships.

Ultimately, technical and operational challenges, along with the superiority of jet-engined fighters, led to the project's suspension in 1955. The XFY-1 Pogo is now preserved in the National Air and Space Museum.

https://www.flightjournal.com/10-cool-airplanes-that-wont-fly-again/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XFY_Pogo

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Always thought this looked cool! Very Thunderbirds are go.