
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 138657 |
Military Code: | 657 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed FV |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed FV/XFV |
Aircraft Version: | Lockheed XFV-1 |
C/n (msn): | 081-1001 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Edwards - AFBMap |
Region / Country: | California, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KEDW IATA: EDW Local: EDW Other: - |
Photo Date: | November 1953 to December 1955 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 134155 |
Photo Comment |
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Lockheed's experimental VTOL project. Two were built, but the design never managed vertical take-off. The project was cancelled in 1955, leaving the second aircraft (138658) incomplete without an engine. The flying prototype 138657 was donated to Hiller Aircraft for further VTOL testing, but its fate is unclear. Reliable sources say that only parts (engine and props) of this aircraft survived these tests, others say it is the aircraft that went on display in Florida in the mid 1990s, and that for reasons unknown it was painted as 138658... This photo was added on 29 March 2019, and has since been viewed 930 times. |