Despite its Oldsmobile namesake, from 1953 to 1957, the Vought F7U Cutlass was an unconventionally designed jet known for its ...

Form doesn't always follow function when it comes to fighter jets. Even planes that look like spaceships and feature the latest technology can have too much hope invested in them far too quickly. Such ...

Seventy-seven years ago today (September 29, 1948), the Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass made its first flight. This prototype carrier-based jet fighter-bomber eventually evolved into the F7U Cutlass production ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: All three XF7U-1 prototypes crashed, as did two of the first 14 production aircraft. Rex Beisel designed the legendary F4U Corsair fighter, a World War II piston ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. John William Konrad was a distinguished test pilot whose aviation career spanned 56 years. Entering the US Army Air Corps in 1943, he served as a ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Nevertheless, not every aircraft can be a P-51 Mustang, an F6F Hellcat, or an F-15 Eagle. This is a list of a few of the less distinguished fighters designed and ...