The Vought XF2U was a prototype two-seat biplane fighter evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s. Vought adapted its successful O2U Corsair to meet a Bureau of Aeronautics requirement for a carrier-based fighter. Ordered on 30 June 1927, it was not completed until June 1929, by which time it was no longer state of the art, and the Curtiss F8C Falcon was further along. The airframe was welded steel tube covered in fabric with wooden fabric-covered wings, powered by a 450 horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial engine and armed with three .30 inch machine guns. It first flew on 21 June 1929 and was tested on a simulated carrier deck at Norfolk, Virginia, where it proved satisfactory despite the long engine cowling. The Naval Aircraft Factory then operated it until it was lost in a crash landing on 6 March 1931. It was never put into production.
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a prototype biplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s
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The Vought XF2U was a prototype biplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s, but was already outclassed by competing designs and never put into production.
Development and design
The prototype first flew on 21 June 1929, and was tested on a simulated carrier deck in Norfolk, Virginia.
Specifications, power
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-C/D 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 1,152 lb (523 kg)
Specifications, maximum mass
Max takeoff weight: 3,907 lb (1,772 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 146 mph (235 km/h, 127 kn)
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Vought adapted this design, but progress was slow.
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a prototype biplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s
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The Vought XF2U was a prototype biplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s, but was already outclassed by competing designs and never put into production.
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The Vought XF2U was a prototype biplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s, but was already outclassed by competing designs and never put into production.
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