I had a number of questions about the XFY Pogo from my post yesterday, so I thought I'd show this masterpiece in action. This is Astronaut and aviation legend (and now Academy of Model Aeronautics Hall of Fame member 😊) Hoot Gibson demonstrating the power system and gearbox operation of his scratch-built RC XFY Pogo. He designed and built the entire airframe himself, including the gearbox for the counter-rotating propellers, which was originally powered by a glow engine and has since been conve

Convair XF-92 | Dark Documentaries

The XF-92A was the world's first jet aircraft to fly with the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch. Convair used the knowledge learned from the XF-92 to design the delta-wing F-102, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational supersonic interceptor. The museum’s aircraft was delivered in 1969 from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. TECHNICAL NOTES: Engine: Allison J33 turbojet of 8,600 lbs. thrust with afterburner Maximum speed: 715 mph Service ceili