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The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.
CORSAIR N11Y owned by Gary Heck over the Pacific flown by Will Whiteside Photo by Scott Slocum. Photo ship Beech Baron flown by John Maloney. Airworthy F3A-1. 04634 – based at the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [19] [20] F4U-1A. 17799 – based at Planes of Fame in Chino, California.
The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the "Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.
Vought F4U Corsair The Corsair was used by the FAA from November 1943, with modifications to suit them to service on British carriers. [15] [page needed] [16] Grumman Hellcat Hellcat was a more developed aircraft than Wildcat, armed with six 0.5 inch M2 Browning heavy machine guns. It entered widespread service with FAA in early 1944 under the ...
Vought F-8 Crusader: United States Fighter F-8H: 25 [49] in service from 1977 to 1988. [50] Northrop F-5: United States Fighter F-5A/B: 37 [49] in service from 1965 to 2005 [51] Douglas AC-47: United States Ground attack / CAS: 12 [52] retired from service North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco: United States Ground attack / CAS: OV-10A/C/M: 41 ...
The W.A.R. F4U Corsair is a 50% scale homebuilt replica of the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Second World War carrier fighter. [1] [2]
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From 1929 Vought had sold the Vought O2U Corsair observation aircraft to the U.S. Navy, followed by the similar O3U Corsair, and had also achieved some export sales. [1] Countries with smaller resources found these both specialized and expensive and Vought hoped that a smaller, lighter, more versatile and cheaper version might be successful.