Lockheed XV-4 Hummingbird

XV-4 Hummingbird
First prototype XV-4 Hummingbird
General information
TypeVTOL
National originUnited States
ManufacturerLockheed
StatusBoth aircraft destroyed during testing
Primary userUnited States Army
Number built2
History
First flight7 July 1962

The Lockheed XV-4 Hummingbird (originally designated VZ-10) was a U.S. Army project to demonstrate the feasibility of using VTOL for a surveillance aircraft carrying target-acquisition and sensory equipment. It was designed and built by the Lockheed Corporation in the 1960s, one of many attempts to produce a V/STOL vertical take off/landing jet. Both prototype aircraft were destroyed in accidents.

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