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Lockheed XFV
Experimental aircraft in the US
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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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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