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Grounded Dreams: Rockwell XFV-12 – The Supersonic Fighter That Couldn’t Hover

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Grounded Dreams: Rockwell XFV-12 – The Supersonic Fighter That Couldn’t Hover

Why the Navy’s Mach 2 V/STOL XFV-12 fighter failed vertical lift tests and was canceled in 1981 amid shifting carrier strategy.

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