[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 XFV-1 ... 
the concrete ramp where Coleman had first flown the Pogo through its entire 
routine. ... The media inevitably called it "the world's smallest airplane" (and 
indeed it was, ..... By February 1954, Convair had tested the engine in a vertical 
stand at... [DOC] [TLE] VTOL - Wikipedia [PAR] A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can hover, take off, and 
land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as 
helicopters and .... Lockheed produced the XFV, and Convair producing the 
Convair XFY Pogo. ... The Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing VTOL aircraft
. The SC.1 was... [DOC] [TLE] Early VTOL military aircraft Convair XFY-1 Pogo 1954 | truck camp ... [PAR] Convair XFY-1 Pogo, the first VTOL plane to successfully transition from vertical 
to ... XF5U "Flying Flapjack" World War II United States Navy fighter aircraft 
program. ..... On 13 December 1985, a X-29 became the first forward-swept wing 
aircraft to fly .... much of a helicopter&#8217;s work with fixed-wing economy and 
range. [DOC] [TLE] The Convair XFY Pogo tailsitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff ... [PAR] Convair XFY-1 Pogo, the first VTOL plane to successfully transition from ... "Flying 
Flapjack" World War II United States Navy fighter aircraft program. ..... On 13 
December 1985, a X-29 became the first forward-swept wing aircraft to .... It has 
the ability to perform much of a helicopter's work with fixed-wing economy and 
range. [DOC] [TLE] Hiller X-18 - All the World's Helicopters and Rotorcraft [PAR] Hiller Aircraft was one of the pioneers in VTOL flight and investigated the 
possibilities ... The first, and only, prototype was completed in 1958, and quickly 
became ... During its final days, the X-18 would be damaged when a ground test 
stand upon ... engine that was used in the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" Tail Sitter VTOL 
fighter. [DOC] [TLE] Convair XFY Pogo - Expand Your Mind [PAR] The Convair XFY Pogo tail-sitter was an experiment in vertical takeoff and 
landing . ... The first XFY-1 prototype was used for engine testing and the third for 
static testing and ... On 19 April 1954, a Convair engineering test pilot and Marine 
reservist, ..... This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and 
landing... [DOC] [TLE] Convair Pogo | Aircraft | - Fiddlers Green [PAR] Convair XFY-1 Pogo Experimental Vertical Takeoff airplane. ... and it was only in 
the years after World War II that powerful enough engines became available. [DOC] [TLE] V/STOL: The First Half-Century by Michael J. Hirschberg Fifty years ... [PAR] The 1G then made its first flight (as a helicopter) on 6 July 1954 and made its first 
... The fuselage was 30 ft long and had a 31 ft wing span. ..... Robertson VTOL .... 
As with the Convair XFY-1 Pogo, the engine and control systems were judged .... 
The non-afterburning X1 became the world's first supersonic V/STOL aircraft in... [DOC] [TLE] The 10 Most Difficult to Fly Aircraft | HistoryNet [PAR] Sep 22, 2010 ... Hugo Junkers had proposed payload-carrying flying-wing designs throughout the 
... But the only person who was ever able to fly the fixed-gear turboprop well and 
... But in 1954 the CONVAIR XFY-1 POGO was the best that the brightest could ... 
The world's first jet-lift vehicle, it was simply two back-to-back... [DOC] [TLE] inter(Jan) 2014 - Wings of History [PAR] Jan 9, 2014 ... ing the interior to lighten it up and to convert one restroom to ADA as well as .... 
28-foot length and stands about 8-1/2 feet tall. ... Army Aviator, rated in both fixed 
wing and rotary wing aircraft, ... He soon became a member of the Wings of 
History, ... The Convair designed XFY-1, Pogo, had a cruciform. [DOC] [TLE] American X-Vehicles - NASA

Question: In 1954 the Convair XFY-1 or "Pogo", became the world's first fixed-wing VTOL, which stands for this
Answer: vertical takeoff and landing