Warplanes of the USA: Vought F6U Pirate, US Navy
Vought F6U Pirate (USN Photo/NMNA) The first of three U.S. Navy Vought XF6U-1 Pirate prototypes (BuNo 33532) in flight over Edwards Air Force Base, California (USA). The XF6U-1 made its first flight on 2 October 1946. The first two prototypes were equipped with a Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet engine without afterburner, making the plane severly underpowered. Flight … Read more