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The XSB3U-1 was built as hedge against the Navy not accepting the XSB2U-1 Vindicator in the 1934-35 time frame.
There was discussion about monoplanes being too large to handle on deck, high approach speeds, longer take-off distances, some of the same arguments in the discussion of progressing from propeller driven aircraft to jets just about 10 years later.
The top speed for the XSB3U-1 was listed at 215 mph which meant the retractable landing gear bought approximately 10 mph over the previous SBU-1/-2 aircraft that it was intended to replace. That speed was a good 30 mph slower than the SB2U-1.
One XSB3U-1 was built and the contract went to Vought to build the SB2U series.
Here is a general arrangement for the XSB3U-1 from the Vought Heritage Archives
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There was discussion about monoplanes being too large to handle on deck, high approach speeds, longer take-off distances, some of the same arguments in the discussion of progressing from propeller driven aircraft to jets just about 10 years later.
The top speed for the XSB3U-1 was listed at 215 mph which meant the retractable landing gear bought approximately 10 mph over the previous SBU-1/-2 aircraft that it was intended to replace. That speed was a good 30 mph slower than the SB2U-1.
One XSB3U-1 was built and the contract went to Vought to build the SB2U series.
Here is a general arrangement for the XSB3U-1 from the Vought Heritage Archives
bill
