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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought | |
| Base model: | F7U | |
| Designation: | F7U | |
| Version: | -3M | |
| Nickname: | Cutlass | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Modified Mission: | Missile launch capacity | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
| First Flew: | 1954/07/12 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 43" 1' | 13.1 m | |
| Height: | 14' 7" | 4.4 m | |
| Wingspan: | 39' 8" | 12.0 m | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Westinghouse J46-WE-8B | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 680 mph | 1,095 km/h | 591 kt |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
F7U-3M on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Ron Griffith Waxahachie, TX | I am with the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation (VAHF)group of the Vought Aircraft Industries Retiree Club (VAIRC). See our web site www.voughtaircraft.com/heritage and see the special work our volunteers are doing to restore one of each Chance Vought Company designed and manufactured aircraft.
We have scratch built an VE-7 Bluebird, the first aircraft to land and take off of a carrier in 1917. We have restored an F8U-A and an RF8U recon version, the first Navy supersonic fighters, an A7U-B and the only Regulas II reuseable missile in the world. Our current projects are the F4U Corsair, the F6U Pirate and the V-173 Flying Pancake. We would like to restore for static display an F7U Cutlass. If anyone knows where we might find one for restoration please call me at home 972-937-5896 or rongriffith@sbcglobal.net Our office is open on Tuesday and Thursdays at 972-946-4054. Thank you for your attention. Ron 08/05/2008 @ 10:57 [ref: 22359] |
| greg beach estero, FL | around 1958 a cutlass made an unscheduled landing on the new york state thruway and was towed to a shopping plaza and put on static display.i believe this was a naval reserve aircraft from the niagra falls area.anyone know the story on this? as an 11 year old kid,i was overjoyed at any opportunity to go to the plaza and explore a real navy jet-made my mind up then i was gonna join the navy and get into aviation. 07/18/2008 @ 17:39 [ref: 22175] |
| Ray Rinaldi Whiting, NJ | Mike Farley get in touch with me Ray Rinaldi 1732 350 1293 or email me rayc3801@hotmail.com 11/20/2007 @ 17:59 [ref: 18609] |
| Mike Farley , CA | Looking for friends from VA-116, Miramar NAS. Had two close buddies, Ray Rinaldi and Mitch Triscarie (spelling?).
Ray left the USS Hancock to go to PR school.We are old but not dead yet. 11/19/2007 @ 12:49 [ref: 18593] |
| Bob Burchardt Stillwater, OK | The F7U at NAS Olathe was used as an engine test bed along with a B-45. The F-86s out of Grandview used to jump it then find out they could not take it! 08/25/2007 @ 15:29 [ref: 17757] |
| Robert Anderson , CA | The USS Midway Museum in San Diego has recieved an F-7U-3 aircraft BUNo 129565 at the museums Aircraft Restauration Hanger. I am Seeking any information I can about this partcular aircraft or this aircraft type. See pictuers I posted at this link
http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,121.30.html Any photos B&W or in color would be helpful. I can make copies and return if you would like them back. For mor info on the USS Midway Museum see also www.midway.org www.midwaysaircraft.org www.cv41.org www.midwaysailor.com Thank you 07/01/2007 @ 10:20 [ref: 16998] |
| GARY MYERS AKRON, OH | I WAS IN VAII6/AMH2 AT MARIMAR/USS HANCOCK/ATSUGI,56-57 WITH ME WAS RAY RINALDI,HARRY HARRIS,E.J. CRUICHSHANK,RON EGLAND LT.JACK SHIELDS,JACK DIE IN CRASH AT MARIMAR AND MORE.I TALK WITH JIM BROWN IN 2006..HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE WILL IN YOUR RUSTY YEARS/ 03/05/2007 @ 11:23 [ref: 15772] |
| sgt6632 , KS | I have a question? in the 60's and early 70's there was a F7U on static display in Olathe Kansas. it was with another aircraft but I do remember th F7U because of the twin tail and big canopy. Dose any one know what happen to it. Is it one of the seven left? 11/10/2006 @ 08:52 [ref: 14712] |
| sgt6632 , KS | I have a question? in the 60's and early 70's there was a F7U on static display in Olathe Kansas. it was with another aircraft but I do remember th F7U because of the twin tail and big canopy. Dose any one know what happen to it. Is it one of the seven left? 11/10/2006 @ 08:52 [ref: 14711] |
| Ray RINALDI Whiting, NJ | MOVED TO NEW JERSEY. hope to hear from old buddys station at marimar calif va116 squd. went aboard uss hancock was there 1956/57 10/04/2006 @ 16:01 [ref: 14372] |
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