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Lockheed XFV
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Lockheed XFV

Fighter aircraft

Country of origin United States
ManufacturerLockheed Corporation
The Lockheed XFV (sometimes referred to as the "Salmon") is an American experimental tailsitter prototype aircraft built by Lockheed in the early 1950s to demonstrate the operation of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter for protecting convoys.

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Specifications

Number built
1
Introduced
1954
First flight
1954

Countries that use it (1)

United States

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