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Lockheed XFV

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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