During the 1920s and 1930s, Vought Aircraft and Chance Vought specialized in carrier-based aircraft for the United States Navy, by far its biggest customer. Chance Vought produced thousands of planes during World War II, including the F4U Corsair.

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is the world's largest independent aerostructures manufacturer. The firm traces its origins back to the pioneering designer Chance Vought. From its heritage as a manufacturer of innovative naval aircraft, Vought has evolved into a major aerospace subcontractor, supplying large, complex aerostructures for many ...

Vought aircraft — a brand of aircraft manufactured in the United States since 1917. The manufacturers' names have included: Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought-Sikorsky, Ling-Temco-Vought, LTV Aerospace, Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries

Vought Heritage is a web site dedicated to the preservation of the history of Chance Vought and Vought Aircraft Companies.

The Vought F7U Cutlass is a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer Chance Vought. It was the first tailless production fighter in the United States as well as the Navy's first jet equipped with swept wings and the first to be designed with afterburners .

Chance Vought Aircraft, the second oldest aviation company in the industry, was founded in 1917. As leaders in aerospace for almost 90 years, companies using the Vought name have held a respected position through various leadership and ownership changes.

Vought’s heritage of extreme designs, and a go-for-broke approach to meeting aerospace challenges makes it an inspiration in engineering excellence. Outstanding examples of its aircraft – An F4U Corsair, F8U Crusader, A-7 Corsair II, and the recently restored F7U Cutlass, are on exhibit on board Midway.

Vought Aircraft Industries once again became an independent company and is now the world's largest independent aerostructures subcontractor. Vought, a company of 6,000 employees and annual sales of more than $1 billion, is still hitting some rough spots.

More than 15,000 military aircraft were built bearing the Vought name, including the 02U Corsair of 1928, the F4U "Bentwing" Corsair of World War II fame, the F-8 Crusader and today's A-7 attack aircraft. Chance Vought had realized his boyhood dream.

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought , the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear , whose Corsairs were designated FG , and Brewster , designated F3A .