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The SC.1

Short SC.1 – Barely VTOL

September 6, 2022December 20, 2022 Steve MacGregor aircraft, cold war, experimental, Harrier, Jump Jet, prototype, V/STOL, VTOL

The notion of aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) is as old as the idea of aviation itself

The Harrier II.

Harrier Jump Jet – The Bird of Prey

September 4, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, bomber, cold war, fighter, raf, V/STOL, VTOL

Whilst the Harrier was not the first jet-powered V/STOL (Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing) aircraft ever built it is arguably

The Convair XFY-1 Pogo.

Convair XFY-1 Pogo – The Grandfather of VTOL Flight

August 24, 2022March 30, 2023 Steve MacGregor aircraft, experimental, prototype, Vertical, VTOL

In the years following World War Two, the idea of military aircraft capable of vertical take off and landing (VTOL)

The VVA-14 by Andrii Salnikov.

Cold War Experimental

Bartini Beriev VVA-14 – How Many Engines?

February 9, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett cold war, EKRANOPLAN, experimental, prototype, russian, soviet, VTOL, VVA-14

It was not just the West who came up with some bizarre aircraft designs, the Soviets also had their share