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Voughtworks: XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Four
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Click on designations above to see relevant posts. Sunday, May 22, 2016. XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Four. Here are the images of the tunnel gun installation for lower rear defense of the XTBU-1. Also included in this series is a view from the inside looking at the gun installation. Chance Vought photos from NARA II RG72 collection. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Four. XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Three. XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Two.
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Voughtworks: A2U-1 Cancellation
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Click on designations above to see relevant posts. Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The reason for the cancellation of the A2U-1 program was in a November 19, 1954 press release from Chance Vought Aircraft. In part it read: " Unavailability of suitable engines for an attack version of Chance Vought Aircraft's twin-jet Cutlass fighter has resulted in Navy cancellation of a order for 96 attack airplanes. CVA-29565 F7U-3M General Arrangement. View. Looking Aft With Two 2,000 LB. Bombs On Center. My Photos On flic...
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Tailhook Topics: It's Not That Easy to Avoid Error
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By Tommy H. Thomason. Saturday, July 4, 2015. It's Not That Easy to Avoid Error. I did a pretty good post on the Douglas F4D early on that was based on an article I did for the IPMS update: http:/ tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2010/10/bat-out-of-hell.html. One of the detail configuration issues that I didn't mention was the main landing gear wheel hubs, mostly because I wasn't paying close attention to them. Finally, as I was hanging out with some radio-control enthusiasts at the New England Air Museum as ...
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Tailhook Topics: April 2015
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By Tommy H. Thomason. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. F4U-1 Corsair Volume 2 by Dana Bell. The content is very similar to Volume 1 (see http:/ tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/12/aircraft-pictorial-7-f4u-1-corsair-vol-1.html. It covered the development history and configuration development of the "Birdcage" Corsairs in impressive detail with many previously unpublished photos and new information. This one does the same for the "Raised Canopy" F4U-1s that succeeded them in production. You will not be disappointed.
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Voughtworks: XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Three
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Click on designations above to see relevant posts. Saturday, May 21, 2016. XTBU-1 Mockup 76 Years Later Part Three. Continuing on with the series on the XTBU-1 mockup. Here is a series of five photographs that show the turret gun installation. Each of the photos shows the turret in a different position showing it's flexibility and fields of fire for defense of the TBU from upper, rear and side attack, The tunnel gun will be in a further posting. All photos Vought via NARA II RG72. View my complete profile.
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Voughtworks: June 2016
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Click on designations above to see relevant posts. Thursday, June 23, 2016. The powerplant change caused a significant increase in radius of action, 280 nautical miles for a total radius of 605 NM while using only internal fuel and carrying two 2,000 lb bombs. The V-389 equipped with external fuel and a “special weapon*” had a radius of 815 NM. Two 2,000 lb Bombs. 3,500 lb Store, 300 Gallon Drop Tank and 220 Gallon Fuel Pack. Two 2,000 lb Bombs. Max Speed, Sea Level Clean Configuration (kts). I am an ama...
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Voughtworks: December 2015
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Click on designations above to see relevant posts. Friday, December 11, 2015. FLIR/LST Tests on YA-7D 67-14582 In July 1973. This series of images shows one of the configurations tested on YA-7D 67-14582 during the summer of 1973 for incorporating the FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) and LST (Laser Spot Tracker) onto the existing Corsair II air-frame. All photos from the Vought Aircraft Historical Archives. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). FLIR/LST Tests on YA-7D 67-14582 In July 1973. View my complete profile.