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Construction was begun on the fuselages and wings, but technical difficulties arose over how to fold the wings for carrier stowage. A complicated double-fold of each wing outboard of the radial engine was required. The contract was canceled and neither airframe was completed, the Navy electing to
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Three-blade propellers similar to those used on the S2F were installed on the mock-up, which had a two-wheel nosegear, and single-tire main gear that would retract into the engine nacelles. The twin-tail fins were canted inward, 90 degrees from the tailplane dihedral.
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began work on 25 January 1950 on a U.S. Navy proposal for an all-weather anti-submarine warfare design. The company constructed a full-scale mock-up of the XS2U-1 and received a contract-of-intent for two XS2U-1 prototypes, BuNos
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Proposed Airborne Early Warning version of the S2U-1 with large radome over the centre section, similar to the
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Designation for the two prototype aircraft ordered but not completed.
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which was purchased by the US Navy for the carrier-borne AEW role.
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Proposed anti-submarine warfare version, as originally proposed.
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The S2U was also proposed for the carrier-borne AEW role as the
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Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United States
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competition, and the two prototypes were not completed.
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The S2U-1W re-designated into the W-Warning category.
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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