 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 transitioned to jets . Between them , the 30 production aircraft had only a total of 945 hours of flight time , only 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 ultimate disposition . 
