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	F4U Corsair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was a fighter aircraft that saw service in World War II and the Korean War.
		It was a remarkable achievement for Vought, as carrier aircraft are, compared to land-based counterparts, overbuilt to withstand the extreme stress of deck landings.
		The F4U was the first Navy plane which retracted its landing gear completely into the wing, leaving a completely smooth and flat undersurface.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/F4U_Corsair (1553 words)

	Vought F4U
		Ironically for a 644-kph (400 mph) airplane, Vought covered the wing with fabric behind the main spar, a practice the company also followed on the OS2U Kingfisher (see NASM collection).
		Vought assembled a team, lead by chief designer Rex Biesel, to design the best airframe around this powerful engine.
		Vought delivered this Corsair, Bureau of Aeronautics serial number 50375, to the Navy on April 26, 1944.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/voughtf4.htm (1268 words)

	Vought F4U Corsair (D Llewellyn James)
		Designed by Beisel and Sikorsky, the F4U is regarded by many as one of the greatest combat aircraft in history, and was in production for a longer period of time than any US fighter other than the F4 Phantom.
		Nonetheless the F4U was adopted by the Marine Corps and quickly demonstrated its effectiveness.
		The US Navy finally adopted the F4U as a shipboard fighter-bomber in November 1944, and by early 1945 large numbers were operating from the fast carriers of the Pacific Fleet - although the longer-established and very capable Grumman F6F Hellcat remained somewhat more numerous aboard the carriers right up to the war's end.
	www.angelfire.com /fm/compass/F4U.htm (544 words)

	Chance-Vought F4U Corsair
		The "Vought B" was deemed to be the best one, with a merit figure of 86.4 on a scale from 0 to 100.
		Vought's Chief designer Rex B. Beisel instead opted for a fuselage of circular cross-section, of a diameter matching that of the R-2800.
		Despite the decision to issue the F4U to Marine Corps units, VF-12 (October 1942) and later VF-17 (April 1943) were equipped with the F4U.
	home.iae.nl /users/wbergmns/info/f4u.htm (5543 words)

	Chance Vought F4U Corsair
		The F4U was powered by a Pratt and Whitney 18 cylinder radial engine with a displacement of 2,804 cubic inches developing 2,000 horsepower.
		While the F4U was indisputably powerful and fast, it could be tricky to handle in crosswinds or, when landing, the left wing would tend to stall.
		Early carrier trials proved the F4U landing gear unsatisfactory for landings and it became a land-based fighter for its beginning role in the war.
	www.guykemper.com /f4u.html (586 words)

	Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair
		Vought's Corsair was a fighter that could not be treated lightly.
		Chance Vought's F4U-4 came about as a development of the F4U-4XA, which was first flown in early April 1944.
		The F4U could also be flown at speeds more than 30 mph slower than that at which the Mustang stalled.
	home.att.net /~historyzone/F4U-4.html (2204 words)

	World War II Aces - The Vought F4U Corsair
		The F4U was the first Navy craft to have landing gear which retracted flush into the bottom of the wing, though it took some effort.
		The F4U-3 was a bump in the evolution of the Corsair.
		Toward the latter half of 1943, they approached Vought with the scheme and Vought designer Russell Clark went to work molding the Corsair fuselage around the XR-2800-16 Double Wasp engine which was fitted with two Bierman model 1009A turbo-superchargers.
	members.chello.be /kurt.weygantt/worldwariiaces.index.html_thevoughtf4ucorsair.htm (5860 words)

	F4U Corsair
		The Chance Vought F4U-4/AU-1 was in production longer than any other U.S. fighter of World War II, and it proved to be a rugged, reliable ground attack aircraft in Korea.
		The prototype of the F4U first flew in May 1940, and the last Corsair left the Vought plant in December 1952, destined for the French naval air arm.
		The most unusual feature of Vought's design was its inverted gull wing, which allowed a shorter, lighter landing gear.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/f4u.htm (1167 words)

	Vought
		Vought had also moved into the area of missiles and launch vehicles.
		Vought, a company of 6,000 employees and annual sales of more than $1 billion, is still hitting some rough spots.
		At the end of October 2001, Vought announced that it would be cutting 1,200 jobs, or 20 percent of its work force, partly as a result of a downturn at Boeing due to lessening aircraft purchases resulting from a general downturn in the economy and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Vought/Aero23.htm (1749 words)

	Vought F4U-1A Corsair by Anthony Manzoli (Tamiya 1/48) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Vought F4U-1A Corsair by Anthony Manzoli (Tamiya 1/48)
		Originating in a 1938 Navy spec, when the need to replace the F2A and F4F could already be foreseen, the Vought Corsair was designed around an engine that also didn't exist yet: the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, a monster 18 cylinder double radial, eventually capable of 2250 horsepower.
		The F4U had dangerous stall behavior, had tendency to yaw suddenly when landing, and, worst off all, bounced when it hit the deck.
	www.features02.kitparade.com /f4u1aam_1.htm (1124 words)

	Chance-Vought F4U Corsair
		History: The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair developed out of the need for a fast, high powered fighter with the armament and armor to simply outmuscle the elegant and maneuverable Japanese fighters it was designed to face.
		The F4U is a flying tank - one of the most durable fighters in the air.
		The F4U is a fairly popular choice in the arena because of its carrier-based capability and good ground attack ability.
	www.speakeasy.org /~mefletcher/f4u.html (1304 words)

	F4U Corsair
		The Chance Vought F4U Corsair proved to be the most capable carrier based fighter of the Second World War.
		A Vought design team led by Rex Beisel was assembled to create the Vought proposal that ultimately became the Corsair.
		In other words, the F4U, P-38, and P-47 all had wings that were thick in cross section, which provided high lift, but caused the early formation of shock waves as the air flow over them reached supersonic speeds in high altitude, high speed dives.
	www.chuckhawks.com /corsair_F4U.htm (1582 words)

	Vought F4U Corsair \| Aircraft Blueprints \| Aviation History \| Airplane Plans
		The Vought F4U Corsair was the first U.S. single-engine fighter to exceed 400 m.p.h., and had much better performance than...
		The Vought F4U Corsair was the first U.S. single-engine fighter to exceed 400 m.p.h., and had much better performance than the F4F Wildcat, which was the current top-of-the-line Navy fighter when the Corsair was introduced.
		Vought F4U Corsair - Known as the most outstanding carrier-based fighter to be used operationally in WWII, the Corsair has become legendary.
	www.aviationshoppe.com /catalog/vought-f4u-corsair-p-118.html (546 words)

	Chance Vought F4U "Corsair"
		But whatever it was called, the Vought F4U Corsair was the ultimate Navy and Marine Fighter of World War II.
		Rex B. Beisel, Vought's chief designer, wanted to build the smallest possible airframe compatible with the most powerful engine available at the the time, the Pratt and Whitney XR-2800 Double Wasp (a large 18-cylinder radial, generating 2,000 hp).
		The characteristic "inverted gull wing" shape was chosen, which also allowed for the adoption of a propeller with a large diameter.
	www.qsl.net /n3yqh/WWII/f4u.htm (682 words)

	Vought (Chance) F4U-7/ AU-1 Corsair [in english]
		The Vought design bureau, led by Rex Beisel came up with two different planes, the V-166A and the V-166B.
		After these satisfying tests, the Navy placed an order on April 2nd 1941 for 584 Vought VS-317 (F4U-1 Corsair) fitted with P and W R-2800-8B 2000hp engines, with the first deliveries planned for February 1942.
		The United States having entered WW 2, this order was modified and Vought negociated with Brewster and Goodyear to subcontract the production of 755 F3A-1 (Brewster) between April 1943 and July 1944, and 4,006 FG-1 (Goodyear) from 1943 to 1945.
	frenchnavy.free.fr /aircraft/corsair/corsair.htm (1395 words)

	F4U Corsair History
		Vought Aircraft, one of the oldest aircraft manufacturing companies in the United States, founded in June 1917 by Chauncey (Chance) Milton Vought, moved its plant next to Pratt and Whitney’s in Hartford, Connecticut, and started an association with the engine maker that led to the development of an entirely new breed of airplanes.
		Rex Beisel continued designing Navy aircraft at Vought throughout the 1930s, including the two-place XF3U-1 biplane fighter and the Navy’s first scout bomber, the SBU-1 Scout/Dive Bomber, 84 of which were ordered by the Navy in 1934.
		Rex Beisel's years of experience in the aircraft industry, his natural ability for leadership, and his adherence to the Vought tradition "nothing but the best," earned him promotion to General Manger in 1943, and enabled him to steer the Vought through the tough war years and the hazardous reconversion period that followed.
	www.calebflerk.com /corsair/index.htm (2135 words)

	Vought F4U
		The Vought F4U/AU Corsair was a single-seat, single-engine, carrier-based fighter-bomber used by the US Navy and Marine Corps during the Korean War.
		A prototype of the F4U first flew on 29 May 1940, a production aircraft first flew on 25 June 1942, and the first deliveries to the US Navy began on 31 July 1942.
		The F4U was first used in action on 13 February 1943 by the US Marine Corps.
	www.korean-war.com /KWAircraft/US/Marines/vought_f4u.html (429 words)

	Chance-Vought F4U Corsair History (page 1) - Great Planes - Flight Journal Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Both the F6F Hellcat and the F4U Corsair were so successful at attacking surface targets with bombs and rockets, the Navy began increasing the ratio of fighters to torpedo and dive bombers in their air wings.
		By war's end the majority of aircraft in the air wings assigned to fleet carriers were fighters, and the number of bomber types continued to dwindle.
		Vought was allowed to proceed with the F4U-4, but the number of aircraft on order was significantly reduced.
	www.flightjournal.com /fj/plane_profiles/corsair/corsair_history.asp (1526 words)

	The Vought F4U Corsair
		One of those better aircraft was the Vought "F4U Corsair", a rugged, powerful, and somewhat unforgiving aircraft that featured a distinctive inverted gull wing.
		The initial flight of the prototype XF4U-1 was on 29 May 1940, with Vought chief test pilot Lyman A. Bullard JR at the controls.
		Vought engineers mixed the alcohol with peppermint oil so they could trace down where the fumes were seeping into the cockpit, and fixed the problem with better sealing.
	www.vectorsite.net /avf4u.html (6831 words)

	F4U WWII Pacific theatre Corsair & Pappy Boyington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		A characteristic feature of the Vought V-166B design was the inverted gull wing with the backward-retracting main legs of the landing gear located at the wing knuckles.
		Whatever the Corsair was, it was c'ertainly not a natural as a carrier-based combat aircraft, and that had, in the final analysis, been the task for which designer Rex B Beisel and his team had created the aircraft.
		The F4U-i had been finally cleared for shipboard service with the US Navy in the previous April, after VF-103 had completed 113 uneventful landings in succession aboard the USS Gambier Bay, its Corsairs having been fitted with the longer-stroke oleos mentioned earlier.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Vought-Corsair/cors_info/cors_info.htm (5608 words)

	Vought F4U Corsair \| Aviation History\| F-4U Blueprints
		The Vought Corsair was the first U.S. single-engine fighter to exceed 400 m.p.h.
		If you’ve never seen a F4U Corsair before, your first glance at the outsized propeller and "bent" wings might leave you with the feeling that either this warbird was assembled from parts that didn’t match or it has met with some sort of disaster.
		The F4U Corsair was such a solid design it was used well after the war into the 1950's in a variety of roles.
	www.aviationshoppe.com /Vought-F4U-Corsair.html (932 words)

	Chance Vought F4U Corsair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The other, the V-166B or "Vought B", was designed around the new Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine.
		Grumman received a contract to develop to F4F-3 version of the Wildcat, and won the simultaneous competition for a twin-engined fighter with F5F Skyrocket.
		More armour was carried for the pilot and oil tank, which added 68kg to the weight.
	www.americanairpowermuseum.com /htm/corsair.htm (1900 words)

	Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair
		While these debates certainly do not lack for passion, they frequently lack accurate analysis of the aircraft in question.
		Finally there is an area in which the P-51 cannot compete at all.
		The F4U was designed to operate from an aircraft carrier.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/quarters/9485/F4U-4.html (2204 words)

	Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1D Corsair
		Vought remaining in the Stratford plant to concentrate on military airplanes and Sikorsky moved to a plant in Bridgeport to continue helicopter development and production.
		The F4U was conceived to use the most powerful engine and largest propeller a fighter plane ever had; these long propeller blades caused ground clearance problems.
		F4U was developed in 1938 for US Marine Corps.
	www.sikorskyarchives.com /f4u.html (303 words)

	Vought F4U Corsair Airplane Models.
		The Vought F4U Corsair was used in the military by both the Navy and Marines.
		The F4U Corsair was 33' 4" long, 16' 1" high and had a wingspan of 41'.
		The F4U Corsair had a cruise speed of 182 mph, a max speed of 417 mph and a max climb rate of 2,890 ft/min.
	www.yellowairplane.com /Models_Fighters/airplane_models_F4U_Corsair.html (1906 words)

	Vought F4U Corsair
		Tommy Blackburn (CO of the Jolly Rogers) on the F4U Corsair:
		Originating in a 1938 Navy spec, when the need to replace the F2A and F4F could already be foreseen, the Vought Corsair was designed around an engine that also didn't exist yet: the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, a monster 18 cylinder double radial, eventually capable of 2250 horsepower.
		This list of changes is typical for the modifications made in WWII aircraft, as the manufacturers absorbed the lessons of the battlefield and adapted the airplanes in response.
	www.acepilots.com /planes/f4u_corsair.html (1325 words)

	F4U Corsair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		In the early months of the Korean War, World War Two vintage fighter-bombers had to shoulder much of the ground attack responsibility.
		Vought's F4U-4B originally saw combat service in 1945.
		Five years later, many Corsairs and their pilots found themselves flying from carriers off the Korean coast to help stem the North Korean and later, Chinese invasions.
	home.att.net /~Historyworld/F4U.html (170 words)

	pf4u-ww2
		The photographs are of the Vought F4U Corsair, it's exceptional role in these wars and of the pilots and crews who flew and maintained these war birds.
		The comments were written by members of the armed services before the photographs were released to Vought.
		The comments tell some of the history of the war and gives some indication of how the Marines and the Navy felt about the Corsair and the war itself.
	www.vought.com /heritage/photo/html/pf4u-ww2.html (116 words)

	f4u-4
		By the end of 1944, Chance Vought was turning out 300 Corsairs a month, or one complete air[plane every 82 minutes.
		A total of 5,380 F4U’s were built during the year.
		Chance Vought turned out 2,673, Brewster Aeronautical 599, and Goodyear Aircraft 2,108.
	www.vought.com /heritage/products/html/f4u-4.html (333 words)

	Chance-Vought F4U Corsair- Great Planes - Flight Journal Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		n this essay, aviation historian Bert Kinzey covers the development of the F4U Corsair, from the first XF4U prototype, which crashed in 1940, to the final AU-1 ground attack version produced in 1952.
		This image depicts the beautiful, famed F4U Corsair running up its engine prior to departing from its Pacific Island roost.
		It is one of the oldest debates in aviation history: which is the better airplane, the Chance Vought Corsair or the Grumman Hellcat?
	www.flightjournal.com /fj/corsair.asp (557 words)

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