The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was a groundbreaking experimental aircraft with an all-wing design and propellers on the ...

They built one of the greatest planes of World War Two. Then came a streak of humiliation so bad, pilots nicknamed their ...

In the end, Dallas-based Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. - once a part of industrial giant LTV Corp. - wasn't big enough. "Scale means a lot in this industry," Vought chief executive Elmer Doty ...

Vought Aircraft Industries will get a much bigger piece of the 7E7 airframe manufacturing work than previously thought, increasing the percentage of Boeing's new jetliner that will be built in the ...

But not at Vought: Vought Aircraft Co. plans to lay off 2,000 workers by the end of next year, about a third of its work force, a spokeswoman at the Dallas-based company said. Vought officials ...

The aircraft was then moved to Texas and restored by the Vought Heritage Foundation in Grand Prairie. The V-173 was beautifully restored by volunteers and placed on display at the Frontiers of ...

Vought Aircraft Company Physical Description ... Vought delivered this Corsair, Bureau of Aeronautics serial number 50375, to the Navy on April 26, 1944. By October, pilots of VF-10 were flying it but ...

Although noted for its conservative approach to aircraft development, Vought built and tested a quarter-scale model of Zimmerman’s design, eventually persuading the U.S. Navy to issue a contract ...

In the end, Dallas-based Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. - once a part of industrial giant LTV Corp. - wasn't big enough. "Scale means a lot in this industry," Vought chief executive Elmer Doty ...

Vought Aircraft Company Physical Description ... Vought delivered this Corsair, Bureau of Aeronautics serial number 50375, to the Navy on April 26, 1944. By October, pilots of VF-10 were flying it but ...