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 production fighter in the United States as well as the Navy's first jet equipped with swept wings and the first to be designed with afterburners .

The Vought F7U Cutlass was designed and produced by Chance Vought as a carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the United States Navy during the Cold War era. The F7U was the final designed aircraft of Rex Beisel and was built without tail …

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 production fighter in the United States as well as the Navy's first jet equipped with swept wings and the first to be designed with afterburners.

The Vought F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era. It was a highly unusual, semi-tailless design, allegedly based on aerodynamic data and plans captured from the German Arado company at the end of World War II, though Vought...

2017年6月4日 · When the Chance Vought F7U Cutlass first entered U.S. Navy service in July 1951, the tailless, sweptwing jet fighter seemed to represent a leap into the future. The Cutlass turned a lot of heads with its radical design, said to have been partially based on data captured from the Germans at the end of World War II.

2023年6月20日 · The Vought F7U Cutlass was a carrier-based aircraft that served with the US Navy between 1951-59. Developed with the use of German research taken by the Americans at the end of the Second World War, it featured a non-traditional design. That being said, the jet suffered a number of issues during its tenure, which saw the loss of a quarter of ...

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 was responsible for the first ever fighter for the US Navy, the Curtiss TS-1 in 1922.

2023年6月21日 · The Vought F7U Cutlass, a name now synonymous with pioneering innovation and exceptional design, is a classic emblem of the rise of jet aviation in the mid-20th century. As an artefact of post-war ambition and aeronautical advancement, the Cutlass broke away from traditional designs and ushered in a new era of naval aviation.

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 the very high nose-up angle required for landing approach speeds.

In addition to basic improvements in performance, visibility, armament, and range, the F7U-3 incorporated many structural, maintenance, and safety improvements. The early production airplanes had Allison J-35 engines without afterburners. These engines were later exchanged for Westinghouse J-46 engines with afterburner.