Lockheed XFV

XFV "Salmon"
General information
TypeExperimental VTOL fighter aircraft
National originUnited States
ManufacturerLockheed Corporation
Primary userUnited States Navy (intended)
Number built1 flying prototype plus 1 incomplete airframe
History
Manufactured1954
First flight16 June 1954

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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