The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service …

The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy. Its design was based upon the F3U -1 two-seat …

The SBU-1 evolved as a two-seat dive bomber version of the XF3U-1, which competed for the Navy two-seat fighter purchase to ensure that Vought got a return on its fighter investment. …

2024年6月25日 · The SBU’s adjustable flaps meant that the aircraft could operate efficiently in both flight ranges, with maximum air flow for take-off but reduced drag for high-speed flight. …

With favorable reports from the Navy tests of the XF3U-1, Vought suggested the airplane be further tested as a scout bomber and replacement for the SU series of airplanes currently in …

The Vought SBU Corsair was designed and manufactured by Vought Aircraft Company in Dallas, Texas as an all-metal biplane dive bomber. The aircraft was built for the United States Navy …

In 1937 the Navy placed an order for forty additional SBU’s. These were designated SBU-2 and featured the improved Pratt & Whitney R-1535-98 Wasp engine. The SBU’s gradually replaced …

2020年12月4日 · Two cantilever monoplan dive bombers were in service in USN carriers in December 1941: The Vought Vindicator and Douglas Dauntless. If the latter gained an …

The SBU-1 evolved as a two-seat dive bomber version of the XF3U-1, which competed for the Navy two-seat fighter purchase to ensure that Vought got a return on its fighter investment. …

First flown in May 1933, the Vought XF3U-1 prototype was designed and built to meet a US Navy requirement for a two-seat fighter biplane, and was powered by a 522kW Pratt & Whitney R …