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Originally Posted by Verdun1916

Does Vought designed and manufactured aircraft circumvent the whole Northrop-Grumman issue? Apparently, N-G bought Vought in 1994. However, in 2000 The Carlyle Group bought Vought from N-G.

It depends on the exact wording of the consent decree, but I'm guessing that Vought aircraft are officially off-limits. That would explain the lack of improvements to the Corsair series over the years.

That means that, for American catapult-launched float planes, our only options are the horrible Curtiss SO3C Sea Mew or the reliable, if obsolescent, Curtiss SOC Seagull.