Vought F7U: The dangerous fighter jet that Navy pilots feared

Despite its Oldsmobile namesake, from 1953 to 1957, the Vought F7U Cutlass was an unconventionally designed jet known for its ...
The National Interest

F7U Cutlass: U.S. Navy Pilots Hated This Terrible Fighter Jet

Rex Beisel designed the legendary F4U Corsair fighter, a World War II piston heavyweight that served through the Korea conflict and was “one of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ finest fighters,” ...
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F7U Cutlass: Named Like a Muscle Car, Dangerous to Match

Form doesn't always follow function when it comes to fighter jets. Even planes that look like spaceships and feature the latest technology can have too much hope invested in them far too quickly. Such ...
The National Interest

The Vought F7U Cutlass was a Flying Deathtrap

Here’s What You Need to Know: On the 67th anniversary of the Cutlass’ first flight, the National Naval Aviation Museum took a wry tone. “Some naval aviators who had harrowing experiences in the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In the early jet age, pilots had good reason to fear the F7U

The “Gutless Cutless” earned its nickname primarily from its underpowered engines. A Vought F7U-3 in May 1953. Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum In November 1951, at Patuxent River Naval Air ...