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Not just that, but Vought simply never was favored by the USAAC/USAAF/USAF. I have always wondered what it was about Vought that posed a problem. Until they purchased the A-7 Corsair II, there NEVER was a single Vought-built aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Only two aircraft were ever tested: the XO-28 (a spinoff of the Corsair biplane) in the early 1930s and the XC-142 (which was Tri-Service anyway, and also involved Hiller and Ryan). Two types over a period spanning 40 years! Even Vought's last fighter design, the V-1600, ended up as the General Dynamics F-16 and Vought's name was heard no more...

[QUOTE="Stargazer, post: 107532, member: 3129"] Not just that, but Vought simply never was favored by the USAAC/USAAF/USAF. I have always wondered what it was about Vought that posed a problem. Until they purchased the A-7 [i]Corsair II[/i], there NEVER was a single Vought-built aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Only two aircraft were ever tested: the XO-28 (a spinoff of the [i]Corsair [/i]biplane) in the early 1930s and the XC-142 (which was Tri-Service anyway, and also involved Hiller and Ryan). Two types over a period spanning 40 years! Even Vought's last fighter design, the V-1600, ended up as the General Dynamics F-16 and Vought's name was heard no more... [/QUOTE]

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