The Vought F7U Cutlass is a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer Chance Vought. It was the first tailless …

The Vought F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era.

Accepted in June 1954, the F7U-3M Cutlass (Bureau Number 129655) on display in the Museum was stricken from the Navy inventory in 1957. Displayed for many years in Griffith Park in Los …

Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass (Serial #129685) ~ A Cold War era carrier-based jet fighter/fighter-bomber for the US Navy, this tailless aircraft was the last aircraft designed by Rex Beisel, who …

Jun 4, 2017 · To Navy pilots in the early 1950s, the sweptwing F7U Cutlass looked like a fighter of the future, but they soon learned looks can be deceiving. A Vought F7U-3 Cutlass, assigned to …

The Chance-Vought F7U Cutlass, a swept-wing, tail-less fighter, was one of the most radical aircraft to reach the U.S. Fleet. Its career was brief but dramatic. Development of the Cutlass …

A new variant, designated the F7U-3M, evolved from continued efforts to improve the Cutlass as an attack airplane. This version was basically an F7U-3 with the addition of a pylon on each …

F7U-3M Cutlass. One of the unique airplanes in Naval Aviation history, the Cutlass featured a tailless design, the vertical stabilizers positioned on the wings. One of the airplane’s major …

Model Number : F7U-3M Model Name : Cutlass Model Type: Missile Carrier A new variant, designated the F7U-3M, evolved from continued efforts to improve the Cutlass as an attack …

It was designed to operate at Mach 0.95 up to 40,000-foot altitude. The airplane was designed for aircraft carrier use, but lacked the forward visibility necessary for carrier landings because of …