Global Aircraft -- F4U Corsair
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F4U Corsair Specifications
Primary Function: |
Fighter |
Contractor: |
Vought |
Crew: |
One |
Unit Cost: |
N/A |
Powerplant |
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one 2,000-hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 radial piston engine |
Dimensions |
Length: |
33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
Wingspan: |
41 ft (12.5 m) |
Height: |
16 ft 1 in (4.90 m) |
Weights |
Empty: |
9,205 lb (4,175.3 kg) |
Maximum Takeoff: |
14,670 (6,654.2 kg) |
Performance |
Speed: |
446 mph (717.75 kph) at 26,200 ft (7,985.8 m) |
Ceiling: |
41,500 ft (12,649.2 m) |
Range: |
1,560 mi (2,510.5 km) |
Armament |
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Six .50 cal (12.7 mm) Colt-Browning M2 machine guns (some variants had four 20mm cannon) and two 1,000 lb
(453.6 kg) bombs or eight 5 in (127 mm) rockets. |
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F4U Corsair Achievements
- The F4U was the first Navy craft to have landing gear that retracted flush into the bottom of the wing.
- The F4U was the first production aircraft to exceed 400 mph in level flight.
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