| F7U Cutlass | |
|---|---|
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| An F7U Cutlass on the ramp at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. | |
| Role | Naval fighter |
| Manufacturer | Chance Vought |
| First flight | 29 September 1948 |
| Retired | 2 March 1959 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Produced | 1948-1955 |
| Number built | 320 |
The Vought F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War. It was a highly unusual, semi-tailless design, allegedly based on aerodynamic data and plans captured from the Arado company at the end of World War II, Vought designers denied any link to the German research at the time.[1] The F7U was the last aircraft designed by Rex Beisel, who was responsible for the first fighter ever designed specifically for the US Navy, the Curtis TS-1 of 1922.
See also
editAircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Angelucci, 1987. p. 447.
Bibliography
edit- Angelucci, Enzo. The American Fighter. Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes Publishing Group, 1987. ISBN 0-85429-635-2.
- Green, William and Pollinger, Gerald. The Aircraft of the World. London: Macdonald, 1955.
- Gunston, Bill. Fighters of the Fifties. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-463-4.
- Taylor, John W. R. "Vought F7U Cutlass". Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the Present. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. ISBN 0-425-03633-2.
- Taylor, Michael J.H., ed. “Chance Vought F7U Cutlass.” Jane’s Encyclopedia of Aviation. New York: Crescent, 1993. ISBN 0-517-10316-8.
- Winchester, Jim, ed. "Vought F7U Cutlass". The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-904687-34-2.
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