[DOC] [TLE] Convair XFY Pogo - Wikipedia [PAR] The Convair XFY Pogo tail-sitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and 
landing. The Pogo had delta wings and three-bladed contra-rotating propellers 
powered by a 5,500 hp (4,100 kW) Allison YT40-A-6 turboprop engine. It was 
intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft capable of operating ... Landing 
the XFY-1 was difficult, as the pilot had to look over his shoulder... [DOC] [TLE] The Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" - 456th F.I.S. [PAR] They were the Tail Sitters--the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" and the Lockheed .... the 
first generation of an ever more capable vertical-takeoff-and-landing class of .... it 
became possible for the first time for a fighter-type aircraft to actually have ... You 
can make VTOL look awfully damn good on paper, until you try to do it in real life.
". [DOC] [TLE] XFY-1 "Pogo plane" - Hangar 47 [PAR] On November 2, 1954, Convair's XFY-1 took its first flight, making history by ... 
2nd, the XFY-1 became the first VTOL (Vertical Take-Off or Landing) aircraft. [DOC] [TLE] Convair XFY-1 Pogo | National Air and Space Museum [PAR] In theory, a VTOL fighter could protect the mother ship or join other VTOL ... The 
XFY-1 could not only take off and landing vertically, it could also ... By February 
1954, Convair had tested the engine in a vertical stand at ... and a Convair 
engineering test pilot, made the first tethered flight in the Pogo. ..... Type. CRAFT-
Aircraft... [DOC] [TLE] Convair XFY-1 Pogo - White Eagle Aerospace [PAR] Nov 1, 2010 ... Make Your Career Soar ... A VTOL aircraft would combine the vertical take-off 
and landing ... as the XFV-1 while Convair's version became known as the XFY-1
. ... The type had a GTOW of 16,250 lbs and an empty weight of 11,750 lbs. ... 01 
August 1954, Coleman made the first untethered XFY-1 flight test... [DOC] [TLE] Convair Pogo | Aircraft | - Fiddlers Green [PAR] Convair XFY-1 Pogo Experimental Vertical Takeoff airplane. ... The Convair XFY 
Pogo tailsitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and landing. ... the years after 
World War II that powerful enough engines became available. ... J.F. (Skeet's) 
Coleman to make the first vertical take-off; the plane rose to a .... Type: Vtol fighter [DOC] [TLE] Early VTOL military aircraft Convair XFY-1 Pogo 1954 | truck camp ... [PAR] Kind of a great idea that was never going to work until pilots with eyes in the back 
of ... Convair XFY Pogo tailsitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and landing
. ... Convair XFY-1 Pogo, the first VTOL plane to successfully transition from ..... 
On 13 December 1985, a X-29 became the first forward-swept wing aircraft to fly
... [DOC] [TLE] Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" experimental VTOL aircraftdesigned to ... [PAR] Explore 1954 55, 1962, and more! ... Convair XFY Pogo experimental tail-sitter 
vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. .... Convair XFY-1 Pogo, the first VTOL 
plane to successfully transition from vertical to horizontal flight. .... When fly-by-
wire technology was developed that the aircraft became much more stable to fly. [DOC] [TLE] Convair XFY-1 Pogo - American Aerospace - Blogs [PAR] Nov 1, 2010 ... A VTOL aircraft would combine the vertical take-off and landing ... as the XFV-1 
while Convair's version became known as the XFY-1. ... The type had a GTOW of 
16,250 lbs and an empty weight of 11,750 lbs. ... On Sunday, 01 August 1954, 
Coleman made the first untethered XFY-1 flight test in the vertical. [DOC] [TLE] The Flying Pogos - AirVectors [PAR] Dec 1, 2015 ... There was considerable interest in vertical takeoff & landing (VTOL) aircraft ... 
Convair XFY-1 Pogo ... The idea of the "flying pogo" -- an aircraft that took off and 
landed ... to build prototypes, with Lockheed to provide the "XFV-1", and Convair 
.... 1954 Coleman performed what has been described as the first... [DOC] [TLE] XFY-1 Convair Pogo Vertical Takeoff "Tail Sitter" -

Question: In 1954 the Convair XFY-1 became the first plane to make a VTOL -- this kind of take-off & landing
Answer: Vertical