"The Last Flight of Vought's XF7U-1 Cutlass BuNo 122472 " Topic
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Tango01  | 28 May 2013 11:01 a.m. PST |
"…the crash report for XF7U-1 BuNo 122472 on 28 September 1949 during takeoff at Vought's temporary flight test facility at Ardmore, Oklahoma. Full article here
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Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Lion in the Stars | 28 May 2013 4:12 p.m. PST |
The Cutlass is a pretty airplane. Too bad it was horribly underpowered! |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 28 May 2013 6:35 p.m. PST |
If I am thinking of the right aircraft, more than half were lost to accidents – the highest loss rate of any US Navy aircraft. Production version had a much-raised cockpit. |
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