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1/48 Hobbycraft F7U-3/3M Cutlass

Gallery Article by David Rapasi on July 1 2009

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Happy Birthday to ARC Members "Bill Clark", "mbittner", "Patrick_Nevin", "yardbird78", "Dimch", "charlie kroll", "yelloboyuk" and "ruboat"!!!

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One of the most unique designs to fly in the '50s, the Vought F7U Cutlass had a very short but notable career. 

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It equipped fleet squadrons for only three years because of handling and stability problems. The F7U-3M was the Navy's first missile interceptor carrying the Sparrow 1 missiles.

The model is finished with Model Master paint and home made decals.

David Rapasi

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Photos and text © by David Rapasi

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