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45-523: A specification was issued by the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) for a single-seat, carrier-based fighter powered by a Westinghouse 24C (later J34) axial turbojet on 5 September 1944. Chance Vought was awarded a contract for three V-340 (company designation) prototypes on 29 December 1944. The XF6U was a small aircraft with tricycle undercarriage and with straight wings and tail surfaces. The wings were short enough that folding wings were not used to reduce

90-400: A Westinghouse J34-WE-30 afterburning engine of 4,224 lbf (18.78 kN) thrust, the first United States Navy fighter to have such a powerplant. In 1947, before the flight testing of the prototypes was completed, 30 production aircraft were ordered. They incorporated an ejection seat and a redesigned vertical stabilizer as well as two auxiliary fins, one towards the tip on each side of

135-582: A plowed ditch for a Main Street in the summer of 1887 in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation . It owes much of its existence to the construction of the Santa Fe Railroad through the area during that time. It grew, as most frontier towns grew, over the years into a trading outpost for the region. A large fire in 1895 destroyed much of the fledgling town, which forced residents to rebuild nearly the entire town. In

180-488: A retail pull factor of 1.7–1.9. Ardmore's major employers are Michelin North America , with 1,900 employees, who announced its plan to close in 2025, and Mercy Hospital Ardmore, with 900 employees. Several hundred employees work for regional distribution centers for Best Buy , Dollar Tree (Marietta) and Dollar General Stores , among others. Until early 2009, Ardmore was also home to a large regional distribution center for

225-603: A runway long enough for acceptance testing. The first production F6U-1 performed its initial flight on 29 June 1949, and 20 of the aircraft were provided to VX-3 , an operational evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland . The judgment from the evaluation was that the Pirate was unacceptable for operational use. Naval aviators disparagingly called the F6U the "groundhog". On 30 October 1950, BuAer informed Vought of

270-527: A total of 945 hours of flight time, 31.5 hours each. Some aircraft flew only six hours which was enough for little more than their acceptance flight and the flight to their disposition. The downfall of the aircraft was that it was underpowered and was at times considered "sub-marginal", not an unusual problem with jets of the era. [REDACTED]   United States Although the F6U had a very short operational career, one example remains intact (122479, Vought production number 2) and has undergone restoration by

315-483: Is 90 miles (140 km) from both Oklahoma City and Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas , at the junction of Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 70 , and is generally considered the hub of the 13-county region of South Central Oklahoma , also known by state tourism pamphlets as " Chickasaw Country " and previously "Lake and Trail Country". It is also a part of the Texoma region. Ardmore is situated about 9 miles (14 km) south of

360-580: Is also a stop on Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train route, with daily service to and from Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. Ardmore also has a scheduled stop on the Greyhound / Jefferson Bus Lines system. Southern Oklahoma Rural Transportation System (SORTS) began operations in 1985, and offers full services to the four counties of Bryan , Carter , Coal and Love . The program currently offers demand response services with contract transportation provided for work routes, medical routes and rural routes meeting

405-465: Is also home to the junction of US-70 and US-77 , SH-142 and SH-199. Ardmore is connected to Lake Murray via State Highway 77S . Ardmore has two general aviation airports, Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport and Ardmore Municipal Airport . In the early 1950s, commercial air transportation was provided to the Municipal Airport by Central Airlines . Currently, the nearest scheduled air service

450-761: Is available at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , 99 miles (159 km) north and 95 miles (153 km) south of Ardmore, respectively. Ardmore is linked by rail with the DFW Airport via the Heartland Flyer to Trinity Railway Express connection. Ardmore has one principal rail line, that being one of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainlines running from Fort Worth, Texas to Oklahoma City (also connecting with Kansas City and Chicago ), being

495-499: Is home to the University Center of Southern Oklahoma (a consortium-model system of higher education ) which offers courses and degrees to the local population from four participating institutions of higher education : Murray State College , Southeastern Oklahoma State University , East Central University and Oklahoma State University (from the Oklahoma City campus ). Ardmore City Schools , Plainview Public Schools, and

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540-809: The Arbuckle Mountains and is located at the eastern margin of the Healdton Basin , one of the most oil-rich regions of the United States. Ardmore was named after the affluent Philadelphia suburb and historic PRR Main Line stop of Ardmore, Pennsylvania , which was named after Ardmore in County Waterford , Ireland , by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1873. The name "Ardmore" is Irish for high grounds or hill. Ardmore, Indian Territory , began with

585-477: The Ardmore Bearcats in 1924, his first professional season. Ardmore is located in southeastern Carter County. It is bordered to the west by the city of Lone Grove and to the east by the town of Dickson . Via Interstate 35 , which passes through the west side of Ardmore, Oklahoma City is 97 miles (156 km) to the north, while Fort Worth, Texas , is 103 miles (166 km) to the south. According to

630-653: The Texas League (1904), Texas-Oklahoma League (1911–1914), Western Association (1917), Texas-Oklahoma League (1921–1922), Western Association (1923), Oklahoma State League (1924), Western Association (1924–1926), Sooner State League (1947–1957) and Texas League (1961). Ardmore captured league championships in 1923, 1925 and 1957. Ardmore was an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians (1947–1948), St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1957) and Baltimore Orioles (1961). Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Carl Hubbell played for

675-541: The United States Census Bureau , Ardmore has a total area of 51.8 square miles (134.1 km ), of which 49.9 square miles (129.2 km ) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km ), or 3.67%, is water. Ardmore is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the Arbuckles , an ancient, eroded range spanning some 62 mi (100 km) across southern Oklahoma. The geology is highly variegated within

720-529: The Ardmore Christian School operate public schools in Ardmore. Ardmore-Oak Hall Episcopal School is one of only three Episcopal diocesan schools in the state of Oklahoma . CareerTech has a campus here. AM FM Interstate 35 passes through the western side of Ardmore, as it traverses the United States from Duluth, Minnesota , to Laredo, Texas . Ardmore has four exits off I-35 : Ardmore

765-510: The J34 was largely obsolete before it saw service, and often served as an interim engine. For instance, the Douglas X-3 Stiletto was equipped with two J34 engines when the intended Westinghouse J46 engine proved to be unsuitable. The Stiletto was developed to investigate the design of an aircraft at sustained supersonic speeds. However, equipped with the J34 instead of its intended engines, it

810-432: The Navy's opinion of the Pirate in terms both bureaucratic and scathing: "The F6U-1 had proven so sub-marginal in performance that combat utilization is not feasible." The aircraft ended up being used primarily to develop arresting gear and barriers, but were used operationally for a short time by at least one Texas-based United States Naval Reserve squadron as they transferred to jets. The 30 production aircraft had only

855-786: The Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation, at the Vought plant in Grand Prairie, Texas. As of 2012, the aircraft is currently at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida. Data from The Complete Book of Fighters General characteristics Performance Armament Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Westinghouse J34 The Westinghouse J34 , company designation Westinghouse 24C ,

900-405: The aircraft's footprint on a carrier deck. To fit more aircraft into crowded hangars , the nose gear could be retracted and the aircraft's weight would rest on a small wheel attached by the ground crew. This raised the tail up so that it could overlap the nose of the aircraft behind it, allowing more aircraft to fit into available hangar space. The turbojet engine was mounted in the rear fuselage and

945-463: The area, with uplifted and folded ridges visible within the shoreline of some of the lakes surrounding Ardmore. The city of Ardmore has no intracity streams or rivers, but is part of the Washita and Red River watersheds, with two tributaries, Caddo and Hickory creeks, flanking the broad, low area in which Ardmore is situated. Ardmore is also 3.1 mi (5 km) north of Lake Murray , an impoundment of

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990-405: The average family size was 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males. The median income for a household in the city

1035-482: The city's first fire department to ensure that such events would not recur in the future. On April 22, 1966, Ardmore was the site of the worst plane crash in Oklahoma history , which killed 83 people. On May 7, 1995, an F3 tornado struck Ardmore, killing three people and injuring six others. Ardmore was home to minor league baseball . The Ardmore Cardinals was the primary name of Ardmore teams that played as members of

1080-577: The early 1900s, Ardmore became well known for its abundance of cotton -growing fields and eventually became known as the world's largest inland cotton port. The city found itself positioned next to one of the largest oil fields ever produced in Oklahoma, the Healdton Oil Field. After its discovery in 1913, entrepreneurs and wildcatters flooded the area, and Carter County quickly became the largest oil-producing county in Oklahoma, and has remained so ever since. Ardmore has remained an energy center for

1125-471: The first U.S. company to produce a practical afterburner. Data from Related development Comparable engines Related lists Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore is the county seat of Carter County , Oklahoma , United States. The population was 24,725 at the time of the 2020 census , a 1.8% increase over the 2010 census figure of 24,283. The Ardmore micropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 48,491 in 2013. Ardmore

1170-401: The fuselage; the forward tank, ahead of the wing, contained 220 US gallons (830 L; 180 imp gal) and the rear tank, 150 US gallons (570 L; 120 imp gal). These were supplemented by two jettisonable 140-US-gallon (530 L; 120 imp gal) tip tanks . The cockpit was well forward and was provided with a bubble canopy which gave the pilot good visibility. He

1215-411: The name Pirate and made its first flight on 2 October 1946. Flight testing revealed severe aerodynamic problems, mostly caused by the airfoil section and thickness of the wing. The vertical stabilizer also had to be redesigned to smooth out the airflow at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical stabilizers. Other changes included the addition of dive brakes on the sides of the fuselage and

1260-528: The nation's 50 largest private foundations, primarily engaged in agricultural bioresearch activities. In 2001, East Jordan Iron Works opened a foundry located at the Ardmore Industrial Airpark. On September 24, 2020, Oklahoma Blood Institute opened one of the largest blood donation facilities in the state in Oklahoma . Ardmore is home to many pioneers in the dawn of the American oil industry and

1305-483: The needs of the entire area. Early on, Ardmore had streetcars. The Ardmore Traction Company was organized in the Fall of 1905. It had pretentions of building all the way to Springer, Oklahoma , about 7 miles, but had a much smaller system operational around town by January 1, 1906. In January 1908 it built an additional 3 miles to the company-owned Lorena Park. But the company was in receivership by early 1910, when

1350-527: The now-defunct retail electronics chain Circuit City and was also home to a 1-800-flowers call center. In 2010 Ardmore lost another technology company, IMTEC, which was purchased by 3M and moved away to California. The 85,000 bbl/d (13,500 m /d) Valero refinery in northeast Ardmore employs some 250 area residents. Ardmore is also home to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, among

1395-409: The population. There were 9,646 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 31.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and

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1440-461: The production of the Pirate. The airframes were built in Stratford and trucked to Dallas, where government-furnished equipment, such as the engines and afterburners, were installed. The completed aircraft were then taxied around the new plant's airfield, but the runway was deemed too short to handle jets. The aircraft had to be disassembled and trucked to an abandoned airfield at Ardmore, Oklahoma , with

1485-456: The region ever since, with the region's natural wealth giving birth to such energy giants as the Noble Energy companies, among others. On September 27, 1915, a railroad car containing casing gas exploded, killing 43 people, injuring many, and destroying much of downtown, including areas rebuilt after the 1895 fire. The disaster, which made national news, gave residents the resolve to establish

1530-468: The replacement of the Metalite panels near the engine exhaust with stainless steel ones. The first XF6U-1 prototype was powered by a Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet with 3,000 lbf (13.34 kN) thrust, one third of the weight of the aircraft. To help improve the underpowered aircraft's performance, the third prototype, which first flew on 10 November 1947, was lengthened by 8 feet (2.4 m) to use

1575-450: The route of the current Heartland Flyer passenger rail service. This line was formerly part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail network before the merger with Burlington Northern . The line dates back to 1887, and the first train arrived on July 28 in that year. The company has multiple parallel tracks (5+) running through central Ardmore (MP 450.5), added concomitantly with the rise of

1620-540: The system consisted of 4.7 miles of tracks in operation, 2 new single truck cars, 2 double truck cars, a convertible car, a summer car, and the amusement park. At some point it changed names to the Ardmore Electric Railway , and reorganizing again in 1916, ending up as the Ardmore Railway Company . By August 1918, the system was down to 4 cars and 3.37 miles of track. World War I gave the system

1665-547: The tailplane in an attempt to improve the directional stability of the aircraft. The fuselage was lengthened to fit additional equipment and the wing had fillets added at the rear junction with the fuselage. During the production run, the Navy decided to move the Chance Vought factory from Stratford, Connecticut , to a much larger facility in Dallas , Texas , which had been vacant since the end of World War II; this badly disrupted

1710-731: The trading status of the city and region throughout the early 1900s. There is also a lightly used transverse rail spur from the BNSF line to the Michelin tire plant in west Ardmore, mainly intended for the transport of raw materials to the factory. BNSF has given Site Certification to the Ameripointe Logistics Park in Ardmore, meaning the railroad has identified the location as an optimal rail-served site meeting ten economic development criteria, intended to minimize development risks customers may face. The historic Santa Fe depot in downtown Ardmore

1755-592: The two arms of Anadarche Creek, which eventually flows into the western reaches of Lake Texoma . As of the census of 2010, there were 24,283 people living in the city. The population density was 482.7 inhabitants per square mile (186.4/km ). There were 10,926 housing units at an average density of 222.4 per square mile (85.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 73.02% White , 11.27% African American , 8.78% Native American , 0.99% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.55% from other races , and 4.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.70% of

1800-457: The wealth of the oil industry has been channeled into many philanthropical endeavors, as well as reinvested into the area in various art and infrastructure endowments. Amenities include: The Ardmore Masonic Lodge is one of the oldest civic organizations in Ardmore. The movies Dillinger (1973) and Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979) were partially filmed in Ardmore. Ardmore

1845-496: Was $ 28,046, and the median income for a family was $ 37,758. Males had a median income of $ 28,685 versus $ 23,070 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,502. About 13.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. Ardmore is the principal center of trade for a ten-county region in South Central Oklahoma , with

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1890-575: Was a turbojet engine developed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division in the late 1940s. Essentially an enlarged version of the earlier Westinghouse J30 , the J34 produced 3,000 pounds of thrust, twice as much as the J30. Later models produced as much as 4,900 lb with the addition of an afterburner . It first flew in 1947. The J46 engine was developed as a larger, more powerful version of Westinghouse's J34 engine, about 50% larger. Built in an era of rapidly advancing gas turbine engine technology,

1935-399: Was fed by ducts in each wing root . The most unusual feature of the aircraft was its use of "Metalite" for its skin. This was made of balsa wood , sandwiched between two thin sheets of aluminum. "Fabrilite" was also used for the surfaces of the vertical stabilizer and rudder ; this was similar to Metalite but used fiberglass instead of aluminum. Two fuel tanks were fitted in the center of

1980-413: Was provided with a Mk 6 lead-computing gyro gunsight . Underneath the cockpit were four 20 mm (0.79 in) M3 autocannon . Their 600 rounds of ammunition were carried behind the pilot. The empty casings of the two upper guns were retained in the aircraft, while those from the two lower guns were ejected overboard. After a company-wide contest to name the aircraft, the initial prototype received

2025-476: Was seriously underpowered and could not exceed Mach 1 in level flight. Developed during the transition from piston-engined aircraft to jets, the J34 was sometimes fitted to aircraft as a supplement to other powerplants, as with the Lockheed P-2 Neptune and Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (fitted with radial piston engines and a rocket engine, respectively). The afterburner was developed by Solar Aircraft ,

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