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Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" (1954)

Convair XFY-1 Pogo - KP Models - 1

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INITIAL RELEASE: 1995

MEDIUM: Polystyrene

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"Pogo" and Wingman

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ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

The Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" emerged from the same VTOL-research competition that produced Lockheed's XFV-1 "Salmon.". The aircraft was similar in design to the "Salmon," except that it eschewed its competitor's conventional wing-and-tail configuration in favor of a single--albeit it larger--set of delta-shaped wings.  Like the "Salmon," the XFY-1 "Pogo" boasted counter-rotating propellers, but unlike its cousin, it actually clocked numerous vertical lift-offs before the Navy terminated its experiments in 1955.

For inexplicable reasons, the Convair XFY-1 "Pogo" has been far more popular with plastic model manufacturers than the "Salmon."  Both Aurora and Lindberg produced their own versions of the plane; this model is a smaller-scale edition produced by the Czech company, Kit Pro.

 

Convair XFY-1 Pogo - KP Models - KP Boix Art

 Convair XFY-1 "Pogo"Original Box Art

 

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