Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Trace the remarkable evolution of the Vought Aircraft Company, the engineering powerhouse that defined American naval aviation for nearly a century. From the VE-7—the first aircraft to ever launch from a US carrier deck, to the legendary F4U Corsair and the supersonic Crusader, this documentary explores how radical design choices like the iconic "gull wing" were born of necessity to tame the world’s most powerful engines.
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Trace the remarkable evolution of the Vought Aircraft Company, the engineering powerhouse that defined American naval aviation for nearly a century. From the VE-7—the first aircraft to ever launch from a US carrier deck, to the legendary F4U Corsair and the supersonic Crusader, this documentary explores how radical design choices like the iconic "gull wing" were born of necessity to tame the world’s most powerful engines.
Welcome to Progress - the home of engineering marvels, space exploration and history's greatest inventions. From rockets that took us to the stars to the world's most advanced military vessels, we'll be bringing you world-class documentaries every week.
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
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