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{{Infobox aircraft
 | name=XF2U
 | image=Vought XF2U-1.jpg
 | caption=
 | type=Fighter
 | national_origin=[[United States]]
 | manufacturer=[[Vought]]
 | designer=[[Chance M. Vought]]<ref name="Angel">{{cite book |last= Angelucci |first= Enzo |title=The American Fighter from 1917 to the present |year=1987 |publisher=Orion Books |location=New York |isbn= 0-517-56588-9 |pages=433–434}}</ref>
 | first_flight=21 June 1929<ref name="Angel"/>
 | introduction=
 | retired=
 | status=
 | primary_user=
 | number_built=1
 | developed_from= 
 | variants=
}}

The '''Vought XF2U''' was a prototype [[biplane]] [[fighter aircraft]] evaluated by the [[United States Navy]] at the end of the 1920s, but was already outclassed by competing designs and never put into production.

==Development and design==
Vought's [[O2U Corsair]], first delivered in 1927, was a successful design that set several speed and altitude record in that year. To compete for the [[Bureau of Aeronautics]] requirement for a two-seat carrier-based fighter, Vought adapted this design, but progress was slow. Ordered on 30 June 1927, the aircraft was not completed until June 1929. It was no longer state-of-the-art; in particular Curtiss' [[F8C Falcon]] was further along.<ref name="Angel"/>

The aircraft was constructed of welded steel tubing, covered in fabric. The wings were made of wood and fabric covered. The prototype first flew on 21 June 1929, and was tested on a simulated carrier deck in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. It was found satisfactory, allaying concerns about problems due to the rather long [[cowling]] over the engine. The aircraft then went to the [[Naval Aircraft Factory]], who operated it until 6 March 1931, when it was lost in a crash landing.<ref name="Angel"/>

==Specifications==
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=The American Fighter from 1917 to the present<ref name="Angel"/>
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|crew=2
|length ft=27
|length in=0
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|span ft=36
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|height ft=10
|height in=0
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|wing area sqft=318
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|empty weight lb=1152
|empty weight note=
|gross weight lb=2539
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|max takeoff weight lb=3907
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|more general=
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[Pratt & Whitney R-1340]]-C/D
|eng1 type=9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
|eng1 hp=450

|prop blade number=2
|prop name=propeller
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|max speed mph=146
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|cruise speed mph=110
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|never exceed speed note=
|range miles=495
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|ceiling ft=18700
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|glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->
|climb rate ftmin=910
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|guns= 3x {{cvt|0.30|in|}} [[machine-gun]]s
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Lloyd S. |title=U.S. naval fighters |date=1977 |publisher=Aero Publishers |location=Fallbrook CA |isbn=0-8168-9254-7 |pages=68–70}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Vought XF2U}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060325023915/http://www.vought.com/heritage/products/html/xf2u-1.html Vought page on the XF2U]

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