Word: vought
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Excepting a mail contract, Am Ex has all the musts for transatlantic flying. Last week it proudly showed newsmen one near-finished $700,000 flying boat, the hulls of two sister boats abuilding in United Aircraft's Vought-Sikorsky plant. Besides these, Am Ex has CAB approval of its proposed New York-to-Lisbon run; the State Department has guaranteed landing rights in Lisbon; it has leased for 40 years (and $1,400,000) hangar space at La-Guardia Airport; it has trained personnel...
Corsair for the Vought...
Kingfisher for the observation scouts Vought O52U and Naval Aircraft Factory's O52N...
Vindicator for the Vought SB2U...
Republic makes the only U.S. pursuit ship that uses an air-cooled radial engine. A year ago the Army, all out for liquid-cooled power, gave Republic only enough attention to keep it going. Then the Navy introduced its F4U Vought-Sikorsky fighter, a 2,000-h.p. radial job that could outfly any liquid-cooled Army ship on the line. Army interest in air-cooled pursuits was reawakened...