唯一完工的XA-41(S/N 43-35124)于1944年2月11日首飞,在测试中发现其具有良好的性能,并能达到354mph的最高速度。根据报导XA-41“具有出色的机动性,能够超越P-51B野马”。[2]然而,由于战争临近结束,喷射飞机的时代又逐渐到来,伏尔梯因而没有获得进一步的订单。XA-41后来作为美国空军的发动机测试平台,并由美国海军与其他更现代的攻击机进行比较评估,特别是道格拉斯的A-1攻击机和马丁的AM-1拳击手攻击机(英语:Martin AM Mauler)。经过海军试验后,民用注册号码为NX60373N的XA-41被委托给联合飞机公司(英语:United Aircraft)继续进行普惠的发动机测试,并一直持续到1950年XA-41报废为止。
参考
3-view line drawing of the Vultee XA-41
^Bridgman, Leonard (编). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1947: 205c–206c.
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