In 1939, it united with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to form Vought-Sikorsky. In 1954, the company changed its name to Chance-Vought Aircraft Corporation. The fuselage is rectrangular with a tall, rounded tail fin. Lower fuselage was shaped like a boat. High-set elliptical wings are set aft of the cockpit.
Rounded tailplane is set at the base of the fin.
First XPSB-1 flew on August 13, 1937. However, the airplane was rejected by military and thus Sikorsky and Chance-Vought converted it into a passenger aircraft. Only three airplanes were built. F4U was a single-engine aircraft. The fuselage was round with a small bubble canopy and a tall rounded fin.