| rdfs:comment | - The Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier compatible fighter initially developed during World War 2.
- It was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine and it had a top speed of about 683.9 km/h. The first production model was the F4U-1 Corsair and it had an armament that consisted of six 12.7mm MGs mounted in the wings. The Corsair could also carry 907 kg of bombs or 4 anti-aircraft rockets. The total combat weight of the F4U was 4074.1 kg empty and about 6350 kg fully loaded. It had a total length of 10 meters and a maximum range of 1,633 kilometers. The service ceiling of the Corsair was about 11,247 meters while the rate of climb was 9.5 meters per second.
- The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53).
- The prototype of the F4U was designed in 1938. The aims of the F4U development were to produce an aircraft with minimum air resistance and maximum speed. For that the most powerful engine being available at this time, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, with a power of 1,324 kW (1,824 hp), was mounted in a fuselage, which was built to be as small as possible.
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| abstract | - The prototype of the F4U was designed in 1938. The aims of the F4U development were to produce an aircraft with minimum air resistance and maximum speed. For that the most powerful engine being available at this time, the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, with a power of 1,324 kW (1,824 hp), was mounted in a fuselage, which was built to be as small as possible. The first prototype, which was called V-166B by Vought, was ordered in June 1938. The first flight of the XF4U-1 was on 29th May 1940. It reached in horizontal flight a maximum speed of 708 km/h (404 mph). In the middle of the year 1941, the US Navy ordered multiple aircraft, which should have some modifications. So that the F4U was equipped with self-healing fuel tanks and instead of the R-2800 an R-2800-8 was included, which had 149 kW more power. The cockpit was placed 91 cm backwards. The first definitive aircraft had its first flight on 25th June 1942 and one month later the first aircraft were delivered. Carrier testing, last in September 1942 on the USS Sangamon, showed some problems, like problematic landings and bad pilot visibility. The Navy did not use the aircraft until the appearance of the more advanced F4U-1A in April 1943. The upgraded variant had better pilot visibility because of a new canopy and the upwards placed cockpit. To realise the large numbers, the F4U was also produced by Chance Vought Aircraft in Dallas, as well as by Brewster in Long Island and by Goodyear in Akron Ohio.[1]
- The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53). The Corsair served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, Fleet Air Arm and the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as well as the French Navy Aéronavale and other, smaller, air forces until the 1960s. It quickly became the most capable carrier-based fighter-bomber of World War II. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II, and the U.S. Navy counted an 11:1 kill ratio with the F4U Corsair. As well as being an outstanding fighter, the Corsair proved to be an excellent fighter-bomber, serving almost exclusively in the latter role throughout the Korean War and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.
- It was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine and it had a top speed of about 683.9 km/h. The first production model was the F4U-1 Corsair and it had an armament that consisted of six 12.7mm MGs mounted in the wings. The Corsair could also carry 907 kg of bombs or 4 anti-aircraft rockets. The total combat weight of the F4U was 4074.1 kg empty and about 6350 kg fully loaded. It had a total length of 10 meters and a maximum range of 1,633 kilometers. The service ceiling of the Corsair was about 11,247 meters while the rate of climb was 9.5 meters per second. Reliability of the Corsair was rated as good and demand for the aircraft soon rose to levels above the manufacturing capability of the Vought Company so many began to be produced by other companies such as Brewster. The Corsair was by far superior to many of its Japanese counterparts such as the "Zero" or "Oscar" fighters.
- The Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier compatible fighter initially developed during World War 2.
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