First untethered flight of the Convair XFY-1 Pogo

Sunday, August 1, 1954 - NAS Moffett Field, United States of America

 

Description

The aircraft had flown, tethered, on 29 Apr 1954. The aircraft went on to complete the first successful complete VTOL transition flight.

Source: AHS Calendar August 2014 for more details

 

Aircraft related to this milestone
Convair XFY-1 Pogo

Attribution

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