Vought F4U-1 Corsair: This is a &quot;Birdcage&quot; Corsair, so called for the canopy framing around the cockpit. Several F4Us were flown by the NACA , but this F4U-1 only flew at Langley for two months in 1943 before going to the U. S. Navy at Norfolk Naval Air Station.

Vought F4U-1 Corsair

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat: Another of the Grumman &quot;Cat&quot; fighters, this is a Hellcat. This F6F-3 example arrived at Langley from Floyd Bennett Field in New York for the NACA early in 1943. After performing test work all though World War II, it was surveyed in 1946.

F6F-3 Hellcat

Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver: This Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver was flown by the NACA at Langley with an early radio-control system. Flying controls such as a spring tab were also examined with this airframe. Helldivers were also operated by the U. S. Army as A-25 Shrikes.