Tailspin Turtle Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I'm guessing that there's somebody out there who wants to know exactly where to put the markings on the bottom of the wings... Link to post Share on other sites
Rick in Maine Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Neat angle on a very rare Cutlass. Not doing a model and still nice to see. Thanks Rick in Maine Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Interesting indeed! Never knew they also flew the Cutlass! Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Interesting indeed! Never knew they also flew the Cutlass! Yeah, they had them as solo aircraft for a while during either the panther or Cougar years. Pretty neat! SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
Steve jahn Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 They actually only flew the Cutlass in a few shows in 1952 because it was a maintinance nightmare.They had two aircraft assighned to them. Steve Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Wow, I had no idea!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 They actually only flew the Cutlass in a few shows in 1952 because it was a maintinance nightmare.They had two aircraft assighned to them. Wasn't it the first two off the production line? I mean, as being the reason for the maintinance nightmare. SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) There were three XF7U-1s. There were 14 production F7U-1s, BuNos 124415 through 124428. The two assigned to the Blues were 124426 and 7, which were actually the last but one of the production F7U-1s. 124420 was also marked like a Blue Angels jet to be flown by Ron Puckett in at least one air show prior to being one of the last F7U-1s stricken. The Cutlass was very advanced (complicated) and not ready for prime time when it debuted with the Blues. Ironically, it joined the team just in time to be a temporary fill-in for the newly assigned F9F-5s that had been grounded due to engine problems. Edited July 1, 2007 by Tailspin Turtle Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) How complicated was it? The main landing gear had two positions - one for takeoff and the other for landing. On one flight during the Blue Angels period, the gear malfunctioned and the pilot had to land with one gear forward and the other aft... Edited July 1, 2007 by Tailspin Turtle Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 Not a Blue Angels F7U, Ron Puckett up: Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Very interesting and cool photos! SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) Wow, I had no idea!!!! Neither did I. Very interesting. Edited July 1, 2007 by Raptor Supporter Link to post Share on other sites
Spaced Marine Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 This will help me with my Collect-Aire build upcoming! That's a cool picture. Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 On one flight during the Blue Angels period, the gear malfunctioned and the pilot had to land with one gear forward and the other aft... I'm sure that must have been sporty. Link to post Share on other sites
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