Chance Vought F4U Corsair by danapommet

Photography • Military • posted on Feb 01, 2014

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The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured in the longest production run of any piston engined fighter in U.S. history from 1942 to 1953. Photo taken at the National Museum of the Marine Corp, January 2014. Info from Wikipedia. Statistics 1 pilot, length 33 feet 4 inches (10.1 m), wingspan 41 feet (12.5 m), empty weight 8,982 pounds (4,073 kg), loaded weight 11,432 pounds (5,185 kg) and a single Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 radial engine, 2,000 hp (1,491 kW). Performance maximum speed 417 mph (671 km/h), range 1,015 mi (882 nmi (1,633 km)), service ceiling 36,900 ft (11,247 m). Armament 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns, 4 × 5 in (12.7 cm) high velocity aircraft rockets and/or 2,000 pounds (910 kg) of bombs. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (34)

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poet001

7:59PM | Sat, 01 February 2014

This is very nice Dana and I guess you couldn't get any other angle than this. That's good, because it looks like a flyby! My oldest son is in the USAF and is now in So. Korea and is assigned to an F-16 Fighting Falcon. When he was in Afghanistan, he was on an F-15 Strike Eagle. So he would appreciate something like this and I will send it to him in an email, letting him know you took the picture. Great shot and thanks!

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eekdog

10:28PM | Sat, 01 February 2014

one of your cooliest shots, Dana, love the zoom for the tremendous detail in this capture. thanks for sharing it and the info.. enjoy the big game..

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Jay-el-Jay

11:04PM | Sat, 01 February 2014

It would probably be exciting to fly in an aircraft like this as long as no one is shooting at you.

angora

11:14PM | Sat, 01 February 2014

quite impressive!! great shot!!

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rbowen

12:48AM | Sun, 02 February 2014

Fantastic capture!

whaleman

1:02AM | Sun, 02 February 2014

Great shot Dana! You just happened to grab one of my favorite WWII war planes, this and the P-38 Lightning! I might add that the reason for the bent wing design was to have the landing gear closer to the ground while accommodating the oversize propeller that was used on this aircraft.

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