Despite it's problems this is one of my favorite airplanes. Being restored to flight worthy condition is outstanding. I just hope it will be flown by someone with a LOT of test pilot experience like Steve Hinton. Too rare to risk.
When I was a little kid in the 1960s, there was a cutlass parked at Wheaton regional park in Maryland near Washington D.C. I used to climb into the cockpit and pretend I was flying. No engines or much hardware as you can imagine. Still, it made an impression on me. A cool looking airplane.
It will happen eventually. It was bought by Al Casby a few years ago and moved to Phoenix Arizona to continue the restoration. Should be much more reliable now as he has replaced all the hydraulic fittings with modern components that are able to handle the Cutlass' 3000psi system which is now pretty common.
I saw the restoration at Payne Field in 2012. An impressive and unusual fighter, unfortunately it predated the computer fight control technology to allow it to achieve it's full potential.
One neat looking jet but u have to have balls to fly it. Hopefully this resto will be updated with a more reliable back up hydraulic system, engines and avionics. Someone must have big 💵
@@dianedougwhale7260 l work on Navy aircraft, the only thing l know about the Cutless is what lve read about it. Im 65 now so that was before my time. I spent 20 years in Navy aviation field.
