The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was built in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) fighter for the small Sea Control Ship which was under study at the time.

Mar 17, 2023 · The XFV-12 was a truly remarkable design. Instead of using thrust vectoring nozzles directly fed from the engine, as with the Harrier, or that of its Soviet contemporary, the Yak-38, which used both vectoring exhausts and static, downward directed jets just to provide VTOL, the XFV-12 used ducts to direct exhaust from the engine through vents ...

Jan 29, 2019 · The Rockwell XFV-12 aircraft was a proposed design attempting to fulfill a United States Navy (USN) requirement for a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) supersonic fighter. Though a promising concept, the XFV-12 was tested in extremely limited circumstances and proved to be a failure by the early 1980's.

XFV-12战斗机（英文：XFV-12 fighter [1]），是20世纪70年代 美国海军 为配合建造“海上控制舰”（又称： 制海舰）、由罗克韦尔公司研制的实验型超音速 垂直起降战斗机。 该机采用美国战斗机中罕见的 鸭式布局，鸭翼低置，主翼为上单翼，翼尖设垂尾，在机翼内和鸭翼内有引射推力增升装置。 发动机为普拉特·惠特尼公司研制的F401-PW-400型 涡扇发动机。 该机设计最大速度M2.4 [2]。 XFV-12战斗机，研制从1972年启动，后经多次试验发现发动机垂直升力不足，研制经费 …

Jan 19, 2023 · With measurements of 43 feet 11 inches (13.39 m) long and a 28 feet 6.25 inch (8.7 m) wingspan, the XFV-12 sit comfortably within the dimensions of more conventional Air Force and Navy jets like...

Nov 3, 2023 · The XFV-12 was envisioned as a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter, combining the speed and armament capabilities of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II with the agility required for the Navy’s Sea Control Ship (SCS) project.

The Rockwell XFV-12 was an American prototype of a supersonic carrier based VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) fighter, promising on the paper, the XFV-12 proved as a failure in the practice, being rejected in favor of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier.

Jun 23, 2006 · The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was first built in 1977. The XFV-12 combined the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) fighter for the small Sea Control Ship which was under study at the time.

The Rockwell XFV-12 was a prototype supersonic United States Navy fighter which was built in 1977. The XFV-12 design attempted to combine the Mach 2 speed and AIM-7 Sparrow armament of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in a VTOL fighter for the small Sea Control Ship which was under study at the time.

Apr 7, 2023 · Chief among them is the Rockwell XFV-12. This intriguingly futuristic fighter jet was intended to be able to perform vertical takeoff and landing, but couldn't live up to the promise anticipated...