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Vought F7u Cutlass: A Developmental History
Tom Gardner
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Description for Vought F7u Cutlass: A Developmental History
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, over 250 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1318. A Developmental History. 200 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBW. Dimension: 286 x 226 x 23. Weight: 1318.
The Vought F7U Cutlass would be host to the following first time achievements for any naval aircraft: the first swept wing jet propelled fighter to operate from a carrier deck; the first to use an all-hydraulic irreversible flight control system; first tailless U.S. Naval jet fighter; first to incorporate a fully steerable nose wheel; first to use ailavators (elevons) as primary control surfaces; first near sonic fighter. The Cutlass would eventually evolve into the F7U-3,3M, and 3P. Touted as highly versatile in functionality for tactical use, it would have certainly achieved “Super Star Status” if not for the nefarious unreliability ... Read more
The Vought F7U Cutlass would be host to the following first time achievements for any naval aircraft: the first swept wing jet propelled fighter to operate from a carrier deck; the first to use an all-hydraulic irreversible flight control system; first tailless U.S. Naval jet fighter; first to incorporate a fully steerable nose wheel; first to use ailavators (elevons) as primary control surfaces; first near sonic fighter. The Cutlass would eventually evolve into the F7U-3,3M, and 3P. Touted as highly versatile in functionality for tactical use, it would have certainly achieved “Super Star Status” if not for the nefarious unreliability ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764335297
SKU
V9780764335297
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