F4U Corsair
US Navy Pacific Fleet, early 1944
History
The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio. Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's first prototype in 1940 Instead, the Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. -Wikipedia, Vought F4U Corsair.
Instructions:
Ag. 1: Jettison fuel tank
Ag. 2: Deploy arresting hook
Armament:
x6 .50 caliber machine guns
Notes
This is the first build in my US aircraft series. You can read more about that in my bio. Next will be the TBD Avenger.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Ren 3.6 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 40.3ft (12.3m)
- Length 29.6ft (9.0m)
- Height 14.2ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 7,515lbs (3,408kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,968lbs (4,067kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.39
- Wing Loading 42.4lbs/ft2 (207.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 211.5ft2 (19.6m2)
- Drag Points 7182
Parts
- Number of Parts 208
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 764
@47parzival41 yeah, I was going to wait for 1.10 to come out on iOS but I kind of just wanted to get to gold as well. I’ll work on smoothing out the canopy in the Avenger next week.
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@KnightOfRen thank you! It only took me 1.7 years...
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