Convair XFY Pogo: Why The US Navy’s Funny-Looking VTOL Experimental Aircraft Program Failed

When most people see/hear the word “pogo,” they probably think of either (A) the pogo stick toy; (B) the comic book character, an anthropomorphic opossum with his famous saying, “We have met the enemy and he is us;” or (C) the Project On Government Oversight, a nonpartisan non-profit anti-corruption organization based in Washington, DC.