History's Most Dangerous Aircraft Models

The most innovative aspect of the Salmon was that it could take off vertically and land vertically. This would reduce the time in and out of the air, which the military could use to their advantage. Unfortunately, landing vertically would sometimes result in a collapsed engine and a broken plane. They nixed this idea and moved onto the next. 

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