The aircraft was designed as a trainer. Armament was not in the specifications. It was an aerodynamically advanced aeroplane. The U.S. Army Air Corps should have considered a half-dozen examples for evaluation, but they didn't. The U.S. Navy clearly should have examined the aircraft's slow and stable approach speed as a carrier-borne trainer. Neither of the aforementioned government bureaus expressed serious interest.
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