In 1934, the United States Navy issued a requirement for a new Scout Bomber for carrier use, and received proposals from six manufacturers. The specification was issued in two parts, one for a monoplane, and one for a biplane. Vought submitted designs in both categories, which would become the XSB2U-1 and XSB3U-1 respectively.

The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy. Its design was based upon the F3U-1 two-seat fighter that was abandoned when the Navy decided not to obtain any more two-seat fighters.

In 1937 the Navy placed an order for forty additional SBU’s. These were designated SBU-2 and featured the improved Pratt & Whitney R-1535-98 Wasp engine. The SBU’s gradually replaced the SU series in service. However, the airplane never achieved the widespread usage of …

The XSB2U-1 prototype was a single-engine, two-seat, low-wing, cantilever, and retractable landing gear monoplane that retained the metal and fabric covered fuselage of the earlier Vought aircraft. Most of the tail and wing surfaces were also fabric covered, the wing being almost completely fabric except for a metal leading edge.

Dec 4, 2020 · Two cantilever monoplan dive bombers were in service in USN carriers in December 1941: The Vought Vindicator and Douglas Dauntless. If the latter gained an immortal fame at Midway, the first faded into obscurity as one of the least appealing planes of the USN ever put into service.

Two cantilever monoplan dive bombers were in service in USN carriers in December 1941: The Vought Vindicator and Douglas Dauntless. If the latter gained an immortal fame at Midway, the first faded into obscurity as one of the least appealing planes of the USN ever put into service.

In 1932 the Navy again revived the two-seat project. As a result, Bureau of Aeronautics design number 113 was sent out to industry for bids. The main feature of this design was the use of the new Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engine.

USS LEXINGTON (CV-2): VB-2, which transitioned from Curtiss BFC-2s between March and April 1938, was the second SB2U-1 squadron in the U.S. Navy. In late 1940, the squadron began transitioning to the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the last Vindicator left in January 1941.

Feb 3, 2018 · A speedy scout bomber when it entered service in the mid-30s, the SBU was soon overtaken by the lightning-fast changes in aviation of that era. Even so, it stayed around as a trainer well into WWII.

Jun 25, 2024 · In 1937 the US Navy placed a follow order for another forty Corsairs, these the SBU-2’s, which were fitted with the improved Pratt & Whitney R-1535-98 Twin Wasp Junior engine. These replaced the last of the old Vought SU two-seat fighters in service but as said, did not last much longer themselves.