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F4U Corsair War Challenge

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A F4U Corsair Very Good For Dogfights A Bomb Very Explosive This Is My Creation For Event Bio: The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Initially designed and manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in high demand; Additional production contracts were awarded to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A. The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the US Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the carrier-based fighter-bombers most capable aircraft carriers of World War II. [2] 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. [3] [4] Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to the Grumman F6F Hellcat eclipsing it as the dominant carrier-based fighter, powered by the same Double Wasp engine that first flew on the initial prototype of the Corsair in 1940.[5]Instead, the Corsair's initial deployment was to US Marine Corps and Navy ground squadrons.[6] The Corsair served almost exclusively as a fighter-bomber during the Korean War and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria. [7] In addition to its use by the US and Britain, the Corsair was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the French Naval Aviation and other air forces until the 1960s. From the delivery of the first prototype to the US Navy in 1940, to the final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs [8] were built in 16 different models. Its 1942–1953 production run was the longest of any US piston-engined fighter[9][10][11] Throttle And Pull Up

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor War challenge: World at war (CLOSED)
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  • Wingspan 28.3ft (8.6m)
  • Length 22.5ft (6.9m)
  • Height 11.0ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 4,217lbs (1,913kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,483lbs (2,033kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.375
  • Wing Loading 45.0lbs/ft2 (219.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 99.6ft2 (9.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1737

Parts

  • Number of Parts 36
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 240