Oct 012014
From the same source as the Martin P6M-1 data sheet, here’s a Lockheed summary of data on the Chance-Vought Cutlass naval jet fighter. The Cutlass was a snazzy, futuristic jet fighter that just didn’t work worth a damn, due in no small part to the bane of early jet fighters: underpowered jet engines. Coupled with radical new configuration and aerodynamics, it turned out to be a deathtrap. But it sure looked like the future…
