¿Por Qué Los Pilotos Preferían Eyectarse Antes Que Aterrizar Este Caza?
The Vought F7U Cutlass was the last fighter designed by Rex Beisel, creator of the legendary F4U Corsair. Developed in 1945 using captured German aerodynamic data and with the direct involvement of Messerschmitt engineer Woldemar Voigt, this tailless fighter represented the future of American carrier-based aviation. However, its Westinghouse J46 engines delivered a mere 6,100 pounds of thrust compared to the promised 10,000, and its hydraulic system was plagued by frequent failures. Of the 320 aircraft built between 1948 and 1955, more than a quarter were destroyed in accidents that claimed the lives of 4 test pilots and 21 operational Navy pilots—the worst loss rate of any swept-wing fighter in US Navy history. The photos used in this video are from archive.org and are in the public domain. @AlaLoca 00:00 Edward Feightner receives the call from the Blue Angels 01:00 Three test pilots had already died in the Cutlass 02:00 Rex Beisel, the creator of the legendary Corsair 03:00 Woldemar Voigt and the secret German plans 04:00 A hydraulic system without mechanical backup 05:00 Feightner forced to fly the Cutlass with the Blue Angels 06:00 Total hydraulic failure during an airshow in Pensacola 07:00 An admiral applauds, unaware that the pilot almost died 08:00 The F7U-3 and Westinghouse's unfulfilled promise 09:00 380 flight hours without ever writing "correct" 10:00 The launch of the USS Forrestal ends in tragedy 11:00 Jay Alkire crashes into the stern of the USS Hancock 12:00 Cameras capture the fireball On Deck 1:00 PM The captain of the Hancock jettisons all the Cutlasses 2:00 PM Minor incidents that made every flight a lottery 3:00 PM An empty Cutlass flies alone for thirty minutes over San Diego 4:00 PM Bank rate of 570 degrees per second 5:00 PM Wally Schirra calls it a widow-making machine 6:00 PM Westinghouse engines doomed 25 pilots 7:00 PM John Moore and the modifications the Cutlass needed 8:00 PM 78 accidents and the worst accident rate in the Navy 9:00 PM Alex Sotir receives the order to abandon his aircraft immediately 10:00 PM 180 F7U-3s and 98 F7U-3Ms with Sparrow missiles 11:00 PM Dick Cavicke takes off with the last operational Cutlass Midnight 320 built and 25 pilots killed Controls 25:00 Walter Soplata buys a Cutlass at auction 26:00 A restored Cutlass rests on the USS Midway
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