Vought F7u-3 Cutlass

by Alfred C. Casby and Tommy H. Thomason

The Chance Vought F7U Cutlass was ahead of its time. In 1948, when it first flew, it could hardly have been more exotic or state-of-the-art: a tail-less fighter to be powered by two afterburning jet engines. It was not only to be carrier-based but also climb quicker and be faster than the Air Force's new swept-wing North American F-86 Sabre. Developmental problems resulted in it taking too long to reach operational squadrons, which partly accounts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800352948
• ISBN13: 9781800352940
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Crecy Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages