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<!--BEGIN SPECIFICATIONS--> F4U Corsair Specifications Primary Function: Fighter Contractor: Vought Crew: One Unit Cost: N/A Powerplant 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 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. <!--END SPECIFICATIONS--> <!--BEGIN ACHIEVEMENTS--> 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. <!--END ACHIEVEMENTS--> <!--BEGIN FEATURES--> <!-- F4U Corsair Features --> <!--END FEATURES--> <!--BEGIN BACKGROUND--> <!-- F4U Corsair Background --> <!--END BACKGROUND-->
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