The Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon: A Tail-Sitting Fighter That Never Took Off
The Lockheed XFV-1, nicknamed "Salmon" after its test pilot Herman “Fish” Salmon, was an ambitious experiment in vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Developed in the early 1950s, it was part of a U.S. Navy program to create a ship-based...