Famous American Aircraft: Vought F7U-3 Cutlass

“Topping out at a very respectable 448 pages of fascinating F7U stuff, it is highly recommended.” – Large Scale Planes

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 i...