5 天之前 · The Insane Engineering of the Vought F4U CorsairThe F4U Corsair achieved a remarkable top speed of 446 mph in 1940, making it the first single-engine fighter...

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.

Shown above is the F4U Corsair of Lt. J.G. Ira Kepford from US Navy VF-17, circa 1944. A few improvements were made solely for pilot comfort. Cockpit heating was redesigned, controls were made easier to operate and/or automatic.

2022年1月10日 · US Navy Fighter Bomber (1940-76), 12,270 built. Probably the most famous fighter ever designed for any Navy, arguably, was the Vought F4U Corsair. Not only for its production, which went further than the Hellcat, and went shy of their land rivals, the P51 Mustang and P47 Thunderbolt, but certainly outlived them all but its active service.

It is an American twin-row eighteen-cylinder radial engine with water injection, two poppet valves per cylinder, a variable-speed supercharger with fluid coupling, a Stromberg injection carburetor fuel system, and an air cooling system. It produces a maximum takeoff thrust of 2,380 hp and drives three or four-bladed propellers.

2024年10月12日 · The Vought F4U Corsair is an American 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.

Vought F4U Corsair. On February 1, 1938, the United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics requested proposals from American aircraft manufacturers for a new carrier-based fighter airplane. During April, the Vought Aircraft Corporation responded with two designs and one of them, powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine, won the competition in June.

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the Vought F4U Corsair, a pivotal American fighter aircraft of World War II. It examines the Corsair’s development history, innovative design, remarkable performance, and its extensive military use, highlighting its …

Chance-Vought F4U Corsair The outstanding fighter plane of the war was doubtless the F4U Corsair of Chance-Vought. Its design began in 1938, when the US Navy decided to have a new fighter build to replace the Brewster Buffalo and Grumman G-36.

Interrogation of high Japanese brass at the end of the war disclosed the fact that they considered the Corsair the top fighter in use by any opposing service in the Pacific. From Guadalcanal, spearheading the drive toward Tokyo, Corsairs took part …