What You Need to Know: Fighter jets are iconic symbols of aviation, but not all have lived up to their reputation. From the Soviet Yak-38 to the U.S. F7U Cutlass, several designs have been plagued ...

But Beisel also invented the F7U Cutlass jet, which was not anyone’s idea of a fine fighter.The Cutlass “was ahead of its time and the capabilities of available power plants, resulting in its ...

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

But Beisel also invented the F7U Cutlass jet, which was not anyone’s idea of a fine fighter.The Cutlass “was ahead of its time and the capabilities of available power plants, resulting in its ...

Such is the case with the Vought F7U Cutlass. The story of this stunning-looking single-seat, twin-engined, carrier-based fighter jet dates back to the end of the Second World War.

There is some debate about the origin of the Cutlass name, which was taken either from the type of sword, or possibly from the Vought F7U Cutlass US Navy fighter jet. The Olds Cutlass would ...

The Oldsmobile Cutlass was introduced in 1961 as the top trim level for the compact, unibody Olds F-85. Named either for the Vought F7U Cutlass US Navy jet fighter, or for the type of sword (the ...

This collection consists of a letter and poster from John Konrad, Chief Pilot with Chance Vought. The poster depicts a Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass in flight over a US Navy fleet while the letter ...

One beautiful southern California afternoon in the summer of 1954, I watched a Navy F7U-3 Cutlass jet fighter as it cruised over the beach at Coronado and headed out to sea.

Wheaton Regional Park had a Vought F7U Cutlass, and it’s that plane that’s particularly interesting to warbird enthusiasts. Introduced in 1951, the Navy jet was a notorious failure.