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| Keywords: XF6U-1 Pirate prototype in flight over Edwards AFB c1947.jpg 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 testing revealed severe aerodynamic problems mostly caused by the airfoil section and thickness of the wing The vertical stabilizer also had to be redesigned to smooth out the airflow at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical stabilizers Other changes included the addition of dive brakes on the sides of the fuselage and the replacement of the Metalite panels near the engine's exhaust with stainless steel one http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 54495 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 283 001 ca 1947 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Vought F6U Pirate | ||||
