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The F7U Cutlass, born from post-WW2 experimental designs, entered service with promise—yet quickly earned a deadly reputation. What went wrong with this bizarre, tail-less Navy jet?
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More than 25 percent of all operational Cutlasses were lost to accidents. F7Us accumulated some 55,000 hours of flight time with 78 accidents. The advanced design of the type was never fully sorted ...
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The engine was underpowered, earning the F7U the nickname “Gutless Cutlass.” Similarly, many of the systems were novel and proved unreliable.