The Vought F7U Cutlass was 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 …

Designed by Rex Beisel, who also designed the unconventional looking F4U Corsair, the F7U was ahead of its time and the capabilities of available power plants, resulting in its nickname the...

Upon Navy go-ahead for three experimental airplanes, Vought designed and built them at the Stratford, Connecticut Plant. The airplane was designed for U. S. Navy carrier operations, …

Cutlass production totaled 307 aircraft: 3 XF7U-1 prototype aircraft, 14 F7U-1, 180 F7U-3, 98 F7U-3M, and 12 F7U-3P variants. Two of the F7U-ls were painted in Blue Angel colors and in …

Based on initial flights of the XF7U-1 airplane in 1948, the U.S. Navy ordered fourteen of the production versions of the airplane, the F7U-1. Powered by two J34-WE-32 engines with Solar …

On June 25, 1946, three prototypes designated as XF7U-1 were ordered. On September 29, 1948, the aircraft took its maiden flight. The F7U-1 was the initial production variant, the F7U-3 …

The XF7U-1 airplane Is a single place, twin turbo Jet engine propelled, carrier hFh performance fighter. It has tricycle ilandlng gear, catapult provisions and folding

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

Based on initial flights of the XF7U-1 airplane in 1948, the U.S. Navy ordered fourteen of the production versions of the airplane, the F7U-1. Powered by two J34-WE-32 engines with Solar …

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 …