The Vought V-85G Kurier of 1934 was a commercial seaborne catapult mailplane. Six went to Germany.
Engine: 700hp P&W R-1690
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 30’9″
Speed: 200 mph
Seats: 1
Vought V-85
Engines – Power
Vought V-80
The 1933 V-80 and V-80P Corsair were single place, with an enclosed cockpit, and interchangeable wheels and floats.
One V-80 went to Argentina and a number of V-80P to Peru.
Engine: 675hp P&W R-1690
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 27’7″
Speed: 197 mph
Range: 760 mi
Ceiling: 27,800′.
Seats: 1
Vought V-50
The 1931 V-50 Corsair was a two-place company demonstrator based on the O3U. The only one built, NX840W, was powered by a 635hp P&W R-1690 engine, at some time with a four-blade propeller. It was capable of 190 mph.
Vought XO5U-1
A single XO5U-1 was built (9399), featuring folding wings and amphibious floats, in 1934.
Engine: P&W R-1340
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 32’6″
Speed: 155
Ceiling: 15,100′
Seats: 2
Vought XO4U
The XO4U-1 A8641 was built in 1931 with a shoulder-wing and powered by a 500hp P&W R-1340D engine. It crashed during testing and was rebuilt in 1932 as the XO4U-2 with a conventional wing placement and 625hp R-1535 engine.
XO4U-1
Engine: 500hp P&W R-1340D
Wingspan: 37’0
Length: 27’9″
Speed: 143 mph
Ceiling: 21,200′
Seats: 2
XO4U-2
Engine: 625hp R-1535
Vought O3U / SU / V-65 / V-66
The Vought O3U was a two-place scout for the US Navy and US Marine Corp. The O3U operated on wheels and amphibious floats, and later became the SBU series.
Ninety-seven of the 1930 O3U-1 were built (A8547-8582, A8810-8839, and A8851-8871). They were priced at $10,607-12,653.
Fifteen of the 1930 O3U-2 were built, priced at $14,500.
Seventy-five of the 1933 O3U-3 were built (A9142-9169, and 9283-93300), the last one modified as the XO3U-6.
Sixty-five of the 1932 O3U-4 (A9077-9141) priced at $13,500-14,000. They became the SU model.
One O3U-4, A9078, was modified as XO3U-5 in 1934.
In 1934 O3U-3 9729 was modified to become the O3U-6 prototype.
Thirty-one of the 1935 O3U-6 were built (9729-9744 and 0001-0016), the last one, 0016, temporarily as XOSU-1 scout version for testing. It later reverted to O3U-6.
The SU re-designated from O3U was two seat and powered by a 600hp P&W R-1690C.
Twenty-eight SU-1 were built in 1933: A8872-8875, A8928-8937, and A9062-9076.
Fifty-three SU-2 were built in 1933; A9077, A9079-9108, and A9110-9121.
Twenty SU-3 were built in 1933; A9122-9141.
The one example of the XSU-4, A9109, was built in 1934.
Forty SU-4 were built in 1934; 9379-9398, 9414-9433.
The 1933 V-65 and V-66 Corsair were export version of the SU-2.
V-65: 35 to Brazil, 46 to China, 12 to Argentina;
V-66: 8 to Brazil, 1 to Argentina, 1 to Britain.
O3U
Engine: P&W R-1340, 450hp
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 26’1″
Speed: 141 mph
Ceiling: 16,100′
Seats: 2
Undercarriage: wheels
O3U
Engine: P&W R-1340, 450hp
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 26’1″
Speed: 137 mph
Ceiling: 15,000′
Seats: 2
Undercarriage: single-float
O3U
Engine: P&W R-1340, 450hp
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 26’1″
Speed: 132 mph
Ceiling: 15,000′
Seats: 2
Undercarriage: Amphibious
SU
Engine: 600hp P&W R-1690C
Wingspan: 36’0″
Length: 26’3″
Speed: 170 mph
Ceiling: 19,900′
Seats: 2
SU-4
Engine: 600hp P&W R-1690C
Length: 27’11”
Speed: 168 mph
Ceiling: 18,600′
Vought XA-41 / Model 90
The Vultee XA-41 (Model 90) of 1944 was the last of the two A-type designations, the other being Beech XA-38.
First flying on 11 February 1944 piloted by Frank Davis, one XA-41 prototype was built, 43-35124, for testing as ground-attack by USAAF and USN, then civil re-registered NX60373 by Pratt & Whitney for supercharger testing.
It was scrapped 1950.
Engine: P&W XR-4360, 3000hp
Wingspan: 54’0″
Length: 48’8″
Useful load: 5400 lb
Max speed: 353 mph
Cruise speed: 270 mph
Stall: 74 mph
Range: 950 mi
Seats: 1
Vought XS2U-1 / XWU-1
An anti-sub aircraft design as XS2U-1W in competition with the Grumman S2F and was later re-designated as XWU-1 (c.1955). Work began on 25 January 1950 and a contract was awarded for two prototypes with s/ns [133780/133781]. A mock-up was built but, during construction, difficulties were encountered with the folding wings. The contract was cancelled before the aircraft could be completed and USN selected the S2F instead.
Vought F7U Cutlass
The Vought F7U Cutlass swept flying wing design had a large central nacelle and two substantial vertical tail surfaces. The first U.S. fighter designed from the start to use afterburners. Three prototype XF7U-1 (122472-122474) were built. The first flying on 29 September 1948.
1950 production was 20 F7U-1 (124415-124434) as trainers.
S/ns 125322-125409 were assigned for F7U-2s, but production was cancelled.
After 14 F7U-1’s, the Cutlass was in production for the U.S. Navy in 1951 as the F7U-3 interceptor and F7U-3P photo-reconnaissance aircraft with lengthened nose containing cameras. 288 F7U-3 (128451-128478 and 139868-139917 et al) were built, with a redesign, radar gunsight, four 20mm cannon; and two 4600 lb J46-WE-8A engines.
Built in 1954 were the F7U-3M missile platform and F7U-3P photo-recon version.
F7U-1 Cutlass
Engines: 2 x Westinghouse J34-WE-32, 3000 lb
Wingspan: 38’8″
Length: 39’7″
Speed: 672 mph
Range: 1170 mi
Ceiling: 41,400 ft
Armament: 6×20 mm. cannon
Seats: 1
F7U-3
Engines: 2 x J46-WE-8A, 4600 lb / 6100 lb afterburn
Wingspan: 38 ft 8 in
Length: 40 ft 10.5 in
Height: 11 ft 6.5 in
Empty weight: 13,100 lb
Normal loaded weight: 20,000 lb
Max weight: 23,000 lb
Max speed: 670 mph / 705 mph afterburn at SL
Max ROC: 13,000 fpm
Range: 660 mi
Ceiling: 40,000 ft
Armament: four 20m cannon
Bombload: 5400 lb
F7U-3P
Naval photo- reconnaissance aircraft
Engines: 2 x Westinghouse J46-WE-8A turbojets, 4,800 lb. thrust
Wingspan: 38 ft. 8 in.
Loaded weight: 20,000 lb
Max speed: 670 m.p.h.
Ceiling: Over 45,000 ft.
Crew: 1
Armament: None
Vought F6U-1 Pirate
The Vought XF6U Pirate first flew on 2 October 1946. The Pirate was conceptually a less advanced aeroplane, although it did provide its pilot with excellent fields of vision from a bubble canopy very close to the nose. This cockpit position was made possible by the use of wing-root inlets for the 3000-lb (1361-kg) thrust Westinghouse J34-WE-2 2 turbojet. Three XF6U-1 were built (33532 to 33534) of which one was fitted with afterburner in Apr 1948, the first USN aircraft so equipped.
Additional power was provided later by the 4200-lb (1905-kg) thrust J34-WE-30A engine, and this improved performance to the level at which 30 production aircraft were ordered.
The thirty F6U-1 were 122478 to 122507, of which 122483 was modified as an F6U-1P.
It took 18 months for these to reach the navy, and in this time the pace of development had been such that more modern types such as the Grumman F9F Panther and McDonnell F2H Banshee were offering much improved performance.
Engine: 1 x Westinghouse J34-WE-22
Wingspan: 32’10”
Length: 35’8″
Speed: 600 mph
Range: 730 mi
Ceiling: 49,000 ft
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