12355 x 7547 px | 104,6 x 63,9 cm | 41,2 x 25,2 inches | 300dpi
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National origin United States Manufacturer Chance Vought First flight 29 September 1948 Introduction July 1951 Retired 2 March 1959 Primary user United States Navy Produced 1948–1955 Number built 320 The Vought F7U Cutlass is a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era. It was a highly unusual, tailless aircraft based on aerodynamic data and plans captured from the German Arado company at the end of World War II, though Vought designers denied any link to the German research at the time. The F7U was the last aircraft designed by Rex Beisel, who was responsible for the first fighter ever designed specifically for the U.S. Navy, the Curtiss TS-1 of 1922. Regarded as a radical departure from traditional aircraft design, the Cutlass suffered from numerous technical and handling problems throughout its short service career. The type was responsible for the deaths of four test pilots and 21 other U.S. Navy pilots. Over one quarter of all Cutlasses built were destroyed in accidents
