[About Vought F4U-1D "Corsair"]
Wikipedia
The Vought F4U "Corsair" was a single-engine, single-seat fighter operated by the US Navy during World War II.
In 1938, the U.S. Navy announced a request to develop a fighter aircraft to replace the F2A and other aircraft. Vought presented the V116-B, a design proposal equipped with a 2,000 hp class engine, and development of a prototype proceeded.
The design was ambitious. The nose was fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 "Double Wasp" engine, and the fuselage was narrowed in diameter to reduce drag. The wings were inverted gull wings in a mid-wing configuration. This was to shorten the landing gear to withstand the impact of landing on an aircraft carrier.
The prototype XF4U-1 made its first flight in 1940, recording a speed of 400 mph in level flight.
In 1942, the mass-produced F4U-1A made its first flight and was tested on an aircraft carrier. However, problems were exposed here.
The fuselage was narrowed in diameter and equipped with powerful engines, resulting in a long nose and obstructed forward visibility. This was considered a disadvantage when landing on aircraft carriers. The inverted gull wing also had poor stall characteristics, which was also considered dangerous when landing on an aircraft carrier. Furthermore, the landing gear was considered to be insufficiently strong to withstand the shock of landing, and the aircraft was branded as unsuitable for shipboard use, forcing it to be operated from a ground base.
The F4U-1D improved on these shortcomings and made it possible to operate from aircraft carriers in earnest. The cockpit height and tailwheel length were changed to improve forward visibility. Slats were added to the right wing to improve stall characteristics. The landing gear was also reinforced to withstand the impact of landing.
Although its debut as a shipboard aircraft was fraught with twists and turns, its performance was excellent. Because of its ample power, it was also used as a fighter-bomber capable of carrying rockets and bombs for ground attacks.
After the war, only the F4U remained in service, and it was used until the Korean War, which shows that the F4U was an excellent fighter.
[About the work]
The cockpit is roughly reproduced.
I have not verified this because I do not have Simple Planes VR. Sorry.
[Controls]
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2023/2/16
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Successors 6 airplane(s) +93 bonus
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 40.9ft (12.5m)
- Length 33.4ft (10.2m)
- Height 15.6ft (4.8m)
- Empty Weight 8,797lbs (3,990kg)
- Loaded Weight 10,874lbs (4,932kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.206
- Wing Loading 29.4lbs/ft2 (143.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 369.3ft2 (34.3m2)
- Drag Points 3534
Parts
- Number of Parts 690
- Control Surfaces 11
- Performance Cost 2,773
I miss information about the air brakes (those are the two plates on the front of the Landing gear) and air brakes where essential for slowing down the plane but overall still a pretty good plane 9.8/10
Excellent 10/10
nice plane sure, but it pulls like 20 g's in a dogfight, and veers to the left off takeoff. overall tho nice build
Probably your best plane sofar
Can you do an SBD Dauntless?
Admirable build
Love this thing! The Corsair has to be one of the coolest planes of all time.
now draw it BEING GERMAN
@CometInSky
Thanks for your comment.
I would not be offended if you put a jet engine, missiles, helicopter rotors, or anything else on my work.
However, if you post a "Jetted F4U" under the pretense that you made it yourself from scratch, I will be offended.I think it is against the SP rules.
If you want to enjoy it privately, you are free to modify it as you like :)
Take off might be a bit hard, as the plane tend to roll to the left when accelerating on the runway. But it flies like a charm, and the problem during takeoff could be countered by more aggressive controls. Nice build over all!
By the way, and don’t get mad….cuz I Jet-engine swapped the F4U. It’s shabby work done by a newbie, the takeoff is even harder to control, and the fuel consumption is outrageously high….But on the plus side, it accelerates even faster.
@Navalmen
Thanks for your comments.
It is true that this aircraft originally had a habit of rolling left on its own. So I corrected it with wing attachment angles, etc., but I guess I didn't completely fix it. My apologies.
@BogdanX
Thanks for your comments.
As always, thank you for your perceptive points.
I was aware of the problem of the directional instability during takeoff and landing. However, I could not find the cause and could not fix it. Thanks for pointing out the cause.
Your various pointers and advice are helpful. If you have any other areas for improvement or good points, I would be glad to hear them.
Chance Vought F4U1-D Corsair
"The Ensign Eliminator"
Nice! Now make an F8F Bearcat!
@AntonWings my pleasure
@WinsWings
Thank you for your comment.
And I am so glad you spotlighted this piece!Thank you so much :)
Awesome. Great job. This need a spotlight!
@HuskyDynamics01
Thank you for your comment.
I am honored to hear you say that :)
@ReinMcDeer
Thank you for your comment.
I always have a lot of trouble when creating the fuselage behind the canopy.
@SonsoftheMoth
Thanks for the comment! Thanks for taking a look at my other works :)
@kiji
@Timplanes
@Mustang51
@PapaKernels
@Seaplanerider030805
Thank you all for your comments.
I am glad I could make a "corsair" that you all think is good.
BEST CORSAIR EVER!!! 👍👍
This is legitimately the best Corsair I've ever seen for SimplePlanes. Outstanding!
690 parts..... Nice
Absolutely beautiful build!
This is one of my favorite WW2 planes. Very nice job!