The Vought SBU Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane scout bomber and dive bomber built by Vought at Dallas, Texas, for the United States Navy in the 1930s. Its design came from the F3U-1 two-seat fighter, which was abandoned when the Navy decided to buy no more two-seat fighters, and the airframe was converted into the XSBU-1 prototype. It had a closed cockpit, fixed landing gear and a Pratt and Whitney R-1535 radial engine with a controllable-pitch propeller and a new NACA cowl with adjustable cooling gills. Flight tests finished in 1934 and production followed a contract awarded in January 1935. The Navy took 84 SBU-1 and 40 SBU-2 aircraft, and an export version, the V.142A, went to Argentina. It was the first aircraft of its type to fly faster than 200 miles per hour, and the last examples left active service in 1941 to become trainers.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EnginePratt & Whitney R-1535 radial air-cooled engine 1 Comparison
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The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy.
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The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy.
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Design and development
The SBU-1 completed flight tests in 1934 and went into production under a contract awarded in January 1935.
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The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy.
Design and development, engine
was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 radial air-cooled engine
Design and development, retirement
The last SBU Corsairs were retired from active service in 1941, being reassigned as trainers.
Specifications (SBU-1), power
14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 700 hp (522 kW)
Specifications (SBU-1), empty weight
Empty weight: 3,645 lb (1,659 kg)
Specifications (SBU-1), maximum takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 5,520 lb (2,509 kg)
Specifications (SBU-1), speed
Maximum speed: 178 kn (205 mph, 330 km/h) at 8,900 ft (2,700 m)
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The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy.
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The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy.
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