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 ...

For every plane design like the F-14 Tomcat or the P-51 Mustang that pilots adored flying, there are undoubtedly several planes that don't earn a good reputation. One of those planes was the Vought ...

Seventy-seven years ago today (September 29, 1948), the Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass made its first flight. This prototype carrier-based jet fighter-bomber eventually evolved into the F7U Cutlass production ...

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 ...

Even though the Cutlass incorporated elements from some of Nazi Germany’s most advanced airplane designs, it was one of the Navy’s most dangerous planes to fly. Aircraft in the post-World War II era ...