沃特公司

沃特公司是美國一家飛機製造公司。歷史上的名稱有：劉易斯與沃特公司（Lewis and Vought Corporation）、錢斯·沃特公司（Chance Vought）、沃特-西科爾斯基公司（Vought-Sikorsky）、LTV Aerospace、沃特飛機公司（Vought Aircraft Companies）、沃特飛機工業公司（Vought Aircraft Industries）。

## 歷史

1917年創建。二三十年代專注於航母艦載機研發。包括二戰時最著名的艦載戰鬥機F4U 「海盜」。

## 產品

### 飛機

型號｜首飛｜製造數量｜類型

Vought VE-7｜1917｜128｜Piston engine biplane trainer and fighter

O2U海盜式偵察機｜1926｜580｜雙翼偵察機

Vought FU｜1927｜20｜Piston engine biplane fighter

Vought XF2U｜1929｜1｜Prototype piston engine biplane fighter

Vought O4U Corsair｜1931｜2｜Prototype piston engine biplane observation aircraft

Vought XF3U｜1933｜1｜Prototype piston engine biplane fighter

Vought SBU Corsair｜1933｜125｜Piston engine biplane dive bomber

Vought O5U｜1934｜1｜Prototype piston engine biplane observation floatplane

Vought SB2U Vindicator｜1936｜260｜Piston engine monoplane dive bomber

Vought V-141｜1936｜1｜Prototype piston engine monoplane fighter

Vought XSB3U｜1936｜1｜Prototype piston engine biplane dive bomber

Vought OS2U Kingfisher｜1938｜1,519｜Piston engine monoplane observation floatplane

Vought XSO2U｜1939｜1｜Piston engine monoplane observation floatplane

F4U海盜式戰鬥機｜1940｜12,571｜艦載單翼戰鬥機

Vought TBU Sea Wolf｜1941｜1｜Piston engine monoplane torpedo bomber

Vought V-173｜1942｜1｜Experimental piston engine "circular wing" aircraft

Vought F6U Pirate｜1946｜33｜Jet engine monoplane fighter

Vought XF5U｜1943｜2｜Prototype piston engine "circular wing" fighter

Vought F7U Cutlass｜1948｜320｜Jet engine monoplane tailless fighter

Vought XS2U｜N/A｜0｜Unbuilt piston engine monoplane anti-submarine aircraft

F-8戰鬥機｜1955｜1,219｜艦載噴氣式超音速戰鬥機

Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III｜1958｜5｜Prototype jet engine monoplane fighter

LTV XC-142｜1964｜5｜Prototype turboprop tiltwing cargo aircraft

A-7海盜二式攻擊機｜1965｜1,545｜艦載噴氣式攻擊機

LTV L450F｜1970｜1｜Prototype turboprop monoplane reconnaissance aircraft

LTV YA-7F｜1989｜2｜Prototype jet engine monoplane attack aircraft

Vought Model 1600｜N/A｜0｜Unbuilt jet engine monoplane fighter

### 無人機

- LTV XQM-93

### 飛彈

- M270多管火箭系統 (1983)
- ASM-135 ASAT (1984)
- MGM-52 Lance (1972)
- SSM-N-8 Regulus (1951)
- SSM-N-9 Regulus II (1956)
- Vought HVM (1980s)

### 火箭

- Scout (rocket family)
- RM-89 Blue Scout I
- RM-90 Blue Scout II
- Scout X
- Scout X-1
- Scout X-1A
- Scout X-2
- Scout X-2B
- Scout X-2M

### 參與項目

- Airbus A320 family (upper wing panel assemblies)
- Airbus A330 and A340-200/-300 (mid- and outer-leading edge assemblies, mid-rear spars, center spar assembly, flaps, fairings and upper panel assemblies )
- Airbus A340-500/-600 (mid- and outer-leading edge assemblies, mid-rear spars, center spar assembly, upper panels and stringers)
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (ailerons, elevators, and rudders)
- Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey (empennage, ramp/ramp door)
- Boeing 747 (fuselage panels, tail section)
- Boeing 767 (center wingbox, horizontal stabilizer)
- Boeing 777 (spoilers, flaps)
- Boeing 787 (fuselage barrels—Sections 47 and 48)
- Rockwell B-1B Lancer (aft fuselage and aft intermediate fuselage)
- Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy (flight control surfaces)
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (empennage)
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (stabilator)
- Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
- Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk/Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

## 外部連結

- http://www.vought.com
- Vought Aircraft Industries website's "Heritage" section, with history, photos, and original line drawings of Vought aircraft
- US Centennial of Flight Commission
- LTV/Chance Vought Archive from McDermott Library at the University of Texas at Dallas

## 基本資料

- 日語原文：Vought、沃特
- 說明：The VE-7 was the first aircraft to launch from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
- 產業：航空
- 成立：1917
- 創辦人：Birdseye Lewis、Chance M. Vought
- 總部：美國
- 代表人物：Rex Beisel、Boone Guyton、Charles H. Zimmerman
- 母公司：United Aircraft and Transport Corporation、(1928-1934)、United Aircraft(1934-1954)、Ling-Temco-Vought、(1962-1992)