F4U-4 'Corsair' by junge1
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Description
This F4U-4 'Corsair' is on static display on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier 'USS Midway'(V-41).
Designed as a lightweight fighter tailored around the most powerful piston engine then available, Vought's prototype F4U-1 was ordered by the US Navy in June 1938 following a study of their V-166 proposal. In order to harness the immense power of the Pratt & Whitney XR-2800 Double Wasp engine, the largest diameter propeller ever fitted to a fighter up to that point in aeronautical history had to be bolted onto the front of the prototype - sufficient ground clearance for the prop was achieved through the use of a distinctive inverted gull wing.
First flight was on 29 May 1940 and the aircraft came on line in early 1943 flown by the Marine Corps and later that same year flown by the Navy.
The aircraft were built both by Vought and Goodyear and horse power was between 2,000hp to 2,850 hp, depending on the engines used.
Corsairs were active during WWII and the Korean War and were being built until 31 January 1952, when a F4U-7 produced for the French Aeronavale became the 12,571st aircraft of this type.
Statistics:
Dimension: 33ft 8in (10.26m)
Wingspan: 40ft 11in (12.47m)
Height: 14ft 9in (4.50m)
Weight:
Empty: 9,205 lb (4,175kg)
Max T/O: 14,670lb (6,654kg)
Performance:
Max Speed: 446mph (718kmh)
Range:1,560 miles (2,511km)
This picture was taken on 12 February 2010.
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Comments (35)
Sea_Dog
Great shot!
raikki
Excellent choice! I like Corsair!
annie5
Fantastic shot..thanks for the info! :)
farmerC
Shining.
dragonmuse
I always loved the look of these.. very nice shot :)
unstart
Wonderful picture!
flaviok
Fascinante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
flavia49
marvelous!! wonderful shot!!! Flavia & Sandra
mermaid
a fascinating shot, especially with those wings up
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
drifterlee
Cool shot!
blinkings
Oh wow the Corsair were a great plane.
Faemike55
Fantastic shot!
jocko500
cool shot of this plane
Charberry
Beautiful. We have airshows here at least once a year. Sometimes we get mock dogfights over our backyard, which are amazing!
Minda
Great info and terrific shot sig.
duncanoooo
Great shot!
watapki66
Wonderful shot!
bmac62
Great plane...and I know I've seen every episode of Baa Baa Blacksheep about Pappy Boyington's group of misfits and their constant tussel with the Navy:)
auntietk
This is about the only plane I can identify reliably every time, and it's my favorite. Great image!
bazza
This looks great lovely capture and info, well done!!
danapommet
This was a major work horse and sweet to see it in this configuration. Awesome info also. Dana
renecyberdoc
i have one of these i mean in my runtime lol.great bird and info.
whaleman
That was always my fav, and they are quite large when you see one in person!
njb2000
Fascinating aircraft!
debbielove
Thanks for showing this, my friend.. I just found it. (My e-bots are not coming through?) It looks a fascinating place to visit.. Wonderful.. And of course, cheers for the info! Rob
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
shamstar
Gorgeous view of the Bent Wing Devil. Cool shot.
orig_buggy
I've never seen wings like that before!
dbrv6
Wonderful capture, always been one of my favorite planes. Maybe to much Ba Ba Blacksheep on tv!