This book presents the Original Proposal for the Convair Class VF Convoy Fighter of 1950, which led to the XFY-1 Pogo turboprop tailsitter naval aircraft.
Every detail of the Proposal is covered, in.
It was one of five submissions to the US Navy\'s Convoy Fighter competition, which called for a single-seat high performance fighter designed to protect Convoy vessels from attack by enemy aircraft, and for vertical unassisted takeoff from, and landings on, small platform areas afloat or ashore.
This book presents the Original Proposal for the Convair Class VF Convoy Fighter of 1950, which led to the XFY-1 Pogo turboprop tailsitter naval aircraft