XFY-1 and XFV-1 competition

[Flogger15]

What the hell, these were in there too. XB-36 engine nacelle mockup model, notice guys holding up black background and hand-prints all over the props! Full size engine test stand, must have made a hell of a racket.

 

[hesham]

Don't tell me that,Bell and Ryan didn't involve in this competition !.

 

[Mark Nankivil]

What the hell, these were in there too. XB-36 engine nacelle mockup model, notice guys holding up black background and hand-prints all over the props! Full size engine test stand, must have made a hell of a racket.

Great photos - thanks for sharing. Have friend who recently delved into the vents and other external ports of the B-36 nacelle and spinner and the annular gap of the spinner/trailing edge of the nacelle - a complex method of moving air thru the nacelle and spinner for sure...

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[hesham]

We can say,

1- Convair Model 5--------------XFY-1
2- Lockheed Model 081-40-01---------XFV-1
3- Goodyear Model GA-28A &B
4- Martin Model 262
5- Northrop Model 63A
6- Bell D-? or Model-?
7- Ryan Model-?
8- Temco Model-28 ?
9- ------?
10- ------?

 

[Stargazer]

Great video footage of XFY-1 test hover and "Skeets" Coleman interview:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77916

 

[hesham]

From, flygrevyn_1957-4

 

[RAP]

Convair swept wing Pogo configuraton, not sure if this has been posted before. Found on the SDASM Flickr site.

 

[fightingirish]

FYI, this picture showing the Convair XFY-1 Pogo standard aircraft characteristics was uploaded at the SDASM Flickr archive today.

https://flic.kr/p/2qvJcKk

View: https://flic.kr/p/2qvJcKk

 

[RAP]

Model of Convair swept wing design fround on the SDASM Flicker page.

 

[hesham]

Model of Convair swept wing design fround on the SDASM Flicker page.

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/tailsitters.42748/#post-645106

 

[Orionblamblam]

 

[Bill S]

Photos of the Consolidated Vultee Convoy Fighter model that I scanned at NARA II.

 

[Bill S]

Several pages of Consolidated Vultee Report ZD-50-15903, pitching a Stripped Down Convoy Fighter with a T-40 Engine as an alternative to the Double Mamba. Source scans from NARA II

 

[topspeed3]

What was the wing sweep in the Pogo ?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EABQ6cKzxaQ

 

[hesham]

From Russian AiK magazine 2025/11

 

[Bill S]

What was the wing sweep in the Pogo ?

@topspeed3 Look at post #93 and you can get your answer.

bill

 

[hesham]

We can say,

1- Convair Model 5--------------XFY-1
2- Lockheed Model 081-40-01---------XFV-1
3- Goodyear Model GA-28A &B
4- Martin Model 262
5- Northrop Model 63A
6- Bell D-? or Model-?
7- Ryan Model-?
8- Temco Model-28 ?
9- ------?
10- ------?

By the way, my choice of Bell was the right one because it's a pioneer
in tailsitter concepts

 

[lark]

By the way, my choice of Bell was the right one because it's a pioneer
in tailsitter concepts

By the way, my choice of Bell was the right one because it's a pioneer
in tailsitter concepts

.... Despite Bell's research into VTOL tailsitter concept , the compagny did NOT participate

in the Navy Convoy Fighter competition...

So far : Jared A.Zichek in his book : 'American Interceptor ,U.S.
Navy Convoy Fighter projects' page 20.
Tempest Books 2022.

 

[hesham]

in the Navy Convoy Fighter competition...

So far : Jared A.Zichek in his book : 'American Interceptor ,U.S.
Navy Convoy Fighter projects' page 20.
Tempest Books 2022.

My dear Lark,that's so weird,because in a book about Bell,they
mentioned Convoy VTOL Fighter,please see;

 

[Foo Fighter]

A video on the wiki page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XFY_Pogo .

Trying to identify the 'chase' plane in the long video clip. Anyone out there know what it is/may be?