AFXY-1 Pogo U.S. Army Prototype construction began in January

Prototype construction began in January 1962

which in turn greatly reduces total cost

formed in 1997

At the time MDC anticipated a formal program launch by late 1991 and a first flight in July 1994

Four Premier Is were used in the flight test program with the first flying on December 22

AFXY-1 Pogo U.S. Army Prototype construction began in JanuaryConvair Pogo airplane model. As with the Lockheed XFV 1, the Pogo used the Allison YT40 A 14 engine and Curtiss Wright counter rotating propellers but was somewhat more compact and less conventional in appearance. The Pogo was 31 ft long with a 26 ft wide delta wing. A large vertical stabilizer above the wing was matched by an equally sized ventral fin below which could be jettisoned for an emergency horizontal landing. The seat was inclined 45 toward