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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought |
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| Base model: | F7U | ||
| Designation: | F7U | ||
| Version: | -3 | ||
| Nickname: | Cutlass | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 44' 3" | 13.4 m | |
| Height: | 14' 7" | 4.4 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 8" | 11.7 m | |
| Wingarea: | 496.0 sq ft | 46.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 18,210 lb | 8,258 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 31,642 lb | 14,350 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Westinghouse J46-WE-8A | ||
| Thrust (each): | 4,600 lb | 2,086 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 660 miles | 1,062 km | |
| Max Speed: | 680 mph | 1,095 km/h | 591 kt |
| Climb: | 13,000 ft/min | 3,962 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 40,000 ft | 12,191 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Assoc. | NAS Willow Grove | Pennsylvania |
F7U-3 on display
NAS Willow Grove Air Park |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Bill Staff Bishop, TX | Beautiful aircraft but as everyone knows grossly underpowered and to say the least a hydraulic systems challenge. 03/29/2016 @ 11:44 [ref: 69545] |
| Milton Fresno, CA | Do you think the F7U Cutlas would have been successful with "MUCH" more powerful engines (like early FA-18 engines / would it have been superior to the Vought F8 with those engines?
Milt Fogg, USN CWO4, Ret 05/08/2015 @ 07:27 [ref: 69080] |
| Milton Fresno, CA | Do you think the F7U Cutlas would have been successful with "MUCH" more powerful engines (like early FA-18 engines / would it have been superior to the Vought F8 with those engines?
Milt Fogg, USN CWO4, Ret 05/08/2015 @ 07:27 [ref: 69079] |
| Jim Price kilmarnock, VA | We had F7U-3's assigned to VA-116 at N.A.S. Miramar calif in 1957 and they had 2 engines. 10/08/2013 @ 08:17 [ref: 68091] |
| glenn dunham redlands, CA | In the description of the F7U-3 it lists the number of engines as one. Not true---there were two Westinghouse engines. There were times the pilots thought there must be only one because the plane was underpowered. 07/20/2013 @ 13:22 [ref: 67952] |
| glenn dunham redlands, CA | In the description of the F7U-3 it lists the number of engines as one. Not true---there were two Westinghouse engines. There were times the pilots thought there must be only one because the plane was underpowered. 07/20/2013 @ 13:21 [ref: 67951] |
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| Steve Wells , CA | The F7U-3 Cutlass squadron VF-124 were the Stingarees, not the Stingrays. VF-124 Stingarees deployed aboard USS Hancock 1955-56. 05/24/2011 @ 18:27 [ref: 38288] |
| Larry Wood Seattle, WA | I was home visiting my parents for the holidays when I became very ill. When I had recovered sufficiently my dad decided to get out the slide projector and show me slides from his time in the navy. At one point he stopped and said "Do you see anything wrong in this picture?" I saw a large black mark on the deck and said "Yea, there was a fire". He said "Yes. Myself and two others were in a room near where it hit and we had to bail out of the room and run for our lives as the burning fuel came over the side of the ship". Close call. 02/25/2011 @ 19:48 [ref: 36378] |
| Richard Schwartz Washington Crossing, PA | We (the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association) are responsible for the restoration and upkeep of aircraft on display at Willow Grove, including the Cutlass. It was moved to storage and is currently in line for restoration.
She is pretty weather worn but still an impressive sight. Until she returns the ME-262 and F-80 are fully restored and kept in the museum building and our other aircraft are on static display outdoors. 10/26/2009 @ 09:22 [ref: 25220] |
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