NATC F7U Cutlass

Scott Rose · **Posted:** Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:07 pm

Found this mixture of eras interesting.

Kyleb · **Posted:** Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:26 pm

Is there a bomb bay under that Cutlass, and what are the panels (?) that seem to be open under the trailing edge of the right wing?

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1569

The dangly bits are engine access doors and gear doors.

Awesome photo Scott- Merry Christmas and thanks for all of it!

Cvairwerks · **Posted:** Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:38 am

The two panels at the right wingtip are actuator access panels.

Dan K · **Posted:** Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:03 am

Thanks for the Christmas present, Scott! :drink3:

The PAX River Naval Air Museum dates the linked pic at 1950.

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=63CE763F

lucky52 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:02 pm

They sill needed lots of spark plugs in those days.

Duggy009 · **Joined:** Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:20 pm **Posts:** 320

Same aircraft in flight.

wendovertom · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2022 1:35 pm

It really is too bad that better engines were not available and perhaps a little more technology for flight controls - the early model Cutlass really is a good looking plane!

Tom P.

LysanderUK · **Joined:** Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:01 pm **Posts:** 271

Fantastic pictures, great thread.

I seem to remember there was a Cutlass being restored to fly some years ago, perhaps 20 years back. I presume this went nowhere?

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2626

LysanderUK wrote:

Fantastic pictures, great thread.

I seem to remember there was a Cutlass being restored to fly some years ago, perhaps 20 years back. I presume this went nowhere?

https://warbirdwatcher.com/2017/01/30/p ... storation/

LysanderUK · **Joined:** Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:01 pm **Posts:** 271

mike furline wrote:

LysanderUK wrote:

Fantastic pictures, great thread.

I seem to remember there was a Cutlass being restored to fly some years ago, perhaps 20 years back. I presume this went nowhere?

https://warbirdwatcher.com/2017/01/30/p ... storation/

That's the one! Many thanks Mike.

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:52 pm

LysanderUK wrote:

Fantastic pictures, great thread.

I seem to remember there was a Cutlass being restored to fly some years ago, perhaps 20 years back. I presume this went nowhere?

That is WIXer "Cutlass".
Al Casby's ,Project Cutlass at Mid-Century Aviation, LLC

Larry Kraus · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:19 pm

A few pages from the F7U-3 Maintenance and flight manuals

F7U-3 Cutaway Drawing

12D2A12C-11B3-4FF1-B955-ABBD1059897A by tanker622001, on Flickr

Preflight walk around inspection

48AC9EC4-28DA-49D1-AC32-FD832162BE72 by tanker622001, on Flickr

Getting to the cockpit the hard way

1CB39EEA-982A-4999-B457-40AE175F44AC by tanker622001, on Flickr

Xray · **Joined:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:25 am **Posts:** 531

Jaw dropping looks, I'd say it would be better off not to have a flying example of this type.

Larry Kraus · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:58 am

These pictures are from the F7U-3 Maintenance Manual. They show the various materials used to construct the airplane. Aluminum was only one of the variety of materials that Chance Vought used for aircraft construction during that time period.

77470B34-E75A-4E1D-A448-50987DCB147C by tanker622001, on Flickr

67F0E639-371D-4C24-AE43-5E2231E966FE by tanker622001, on Flickr

60245DF3-2C1E-41B1-A697-7B8CC4BB7D32 by tanker622001, on Flickr

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