Convair XFY-1 Pogo

Convair XFV-1 Pogo

Convair XFV-1 Pogo

The Convair XFV-1 Pogo was designed as a vertical take off and landing fighter to be based on small ships. It was reasoned that this would provide each ship with its own defence. Testing determined that landing would only be possible by the most experienced pilots, while the top speed of under Mach 1 was below the Mach 2 speed achieved by jet fighters.