USA - Naval aviation and armament
Chance Vought F7U Cutlass fighter
F7U-3M Cutlass
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F7U-1 | fighter | 4/1954 - 1954 | 14 | 11/1957 | 2 Westinghouse J34-WE-22 engines (2 x 1360/1680 kgf), 4 20-mm guns |
| F7U-3 | fighter-bomber | 1954 - 1954 | 180 | 2 Westinghouse J46-WE-8 engines (2 x 1814/2597 kgf), 4 20-mm guns, 2450 kg of combat load (2 907-kg bombs or 2 nuclear bombs or 96 70-mm FFAR rockets) | |
| F7U-3M | 7/1954 - 12/1955 | 98 | 4 20-mm guns, 2450 kg of combat load (2 907-kg or 4 454-kg bombs or 96 70-mm FFAR rockets or 24 127-mm HVAR or HPAG rockets or 4 Sparrow I or Sidewinder or Falcon AAM, APQ-51 radar | ||
| F7U-3P | recon | 6/1954 - 1955 | 12 | without armament and radar |
| Modification | F7U-3 |
|
Wing span, m |
12.09 |
|
Length, m |
13.13 |
|
Height, m |
4.31 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
46.08 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
8391 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
14350 |
| Engine | 2 Westinghouse J46-WE-8 |
|
Force, kgf |
2 x 1814/2597 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 1135 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | |
| Flying range, km | 2200 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 66.0 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 12200 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 4 20-mm guns, 2450 kg of combat load (2 907-kg bombs or 2 nuclear bombs or 96 70-mm FFAR rockets) |
F6U-1 Pirate and F7U-3 Cutlass
F7U-3 Cutlass
F7U-1 Cutlass ("Blue Angels")
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