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F4U-5 Corsair

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The F4U Corsair is, in my humble opinion, one of the best fighter aircraft ever put to use in WWII. It proved invaluable in the Pacific War, crushing the Japanese and their vastly inferior A6Ms. It went on to be a very successful carrier-borne fighter. It wasn't always so, though. At first, the aircraft showed itself to be too problematic during carrier operations at sea. As a result, it was confined to land bases and was used by the Marines who fell in love with it, producing many aces. Surprisingly, it was the British who worked out the design flaws, making this awesome warbird capable of use on Allied aircraft carriers. Interestingly enough, the Corsair was the US Navy's first dedicated fighter-bomber aircraft, since there was enough room on the belly for an explosive device to be mounted there. This aircraft saw extended use around the world after WWII and was even used by the US in Vietnam. Sadly, as all technology is, it was made obsolete by newer technology and replace by faster and deadlier jet aircraft. Nevertheless, it remains an important piece of American aviation history and can be found in museums throughout the US. I've done some testing and found that when the fuel is below 40% and the bomb is dropped, landing on the USS Jundroo becomes significantly less difficult. Keep in mind that it's a carrier landing, so don't expect success on the first try. TOP SPEED: around 400 AG1: Bombs away!

General Characteristics

  • Successors 6 airplane(s) +42 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 44.0ft (13.4m)
  • Length 36.9ft (11.3m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 7,883lbs (3,576kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,112lbs (5,040kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.617
  • Wing Loading 24.9lbs/ft2 (121.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 447.1ft2 (41.5m2)
  • Drag Points 4539

Parts

  • Number of Parts 174
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 465
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    15.9k Allstar
    Exactly @PlanesOfOld
    9.6 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    @Allstarship we just need to do it plane vs plane forget the country differences because America and britan are basicly same because we colonized America therefore we shall always be allies even tho we may argue over who is better ;)
    9.6 years ago
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    15.9k Allstar
    Undeniably Britain is a great country with great history. I also love spitfires. They're beautiful machines. @PlanesOfOld
    9.6 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    No more arguing about countries! We shall delete this argument and do it like this SPITFIRE vs CORSAIR how bout that?
    9.6 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    @Allstarship as an action point of things I know you gave us millions of Sherman's that's what I said MURICA is good at mass production easy to fix good reliable machines american tanks are REALY good I am talking about an action point of view because you saw more action in the pacific that was basicly a completely different war and yes I know you guys dropped a metric but ton of bombs on Germany I. Your bombing campaign and your young american generation was wiped out at Omaha but we were in almost every theatre of war ext the pacific war ... Now remember america and BRITAN may not like each other that mutch but you do have to admire a tiny little island that took over the world at one point mabe it's just my veiw on american war films like fury look man we are cool don't take the battle to the nations take it to the machines spitfire Vs corsair Sherman vs Cromwell I hate starting arguments lol but I can help it cause i ❤️ Spitfires
    9.6 years ago
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    15.9k Allstar
    Well, for one thing. The U.S gave a crap ton of stuff to Britain. There was 1940. Britain recieved 50 destroyers. I won't even mention the 17,000+ Sherman tanks they recieved, which was more than any of our other allies. There was the tens of billions of dollars-worth of shipments that were sent to the British. We sent ammunition and aircraft and fought alongside the Brits throughout the theaters of the war. And then after the war was through, you recieved billions in additional financial aid to rebuild your island because of the Marshall Plan. But despite all of this, we "didn't really do anything" @PlanesOfOld
    9.6 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    Spitfire Mk.24 Empty weight: 6,100ibs Loaded: 9,900ibs engine: 2,120hp rolls Royce griffon 85 Max speed at:26,000ft 454 Climb rate: 4,100ft a min Ceiling: 43,000ft Armament: 4x 20mm Hispano Mk V cannons 175 rounds each 2x 250ibs bombs and 1x 500ibs BOMB The last model of spitfire but the supermarine spiteful was an even more improved version they were developed in the last years of ww2 and didn't see active service and remember it isn't what the planes statistics are it's how well they fly for the pilot and things like field of veiw turning circle that save pilots lives in dogfights I AM NOT TRYING TI CAUSE AN ARGUMENT JUST CONCIDER OTHER PPLS SIDES OF THINGS I DONT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST AMERICA ITS JUST THAT MOST AMERICANS I KNO IRL ARE PRETTY WELL... NOT NICE WHY ANE I WRITING IN CAps?
    9.6 years ago
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    15.9k Allstar
    *won
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    I'm curious to hear about this "perfected spitfire's" stats. Plz tell the specific year and mark. We can simply compare it to the Most advanced corsair at that time. Also, no single country one the war. The Germans were very strong and are pretty much the best country, militarily, in all of Europe, all history considered. Besides, because Britain was recieving aid and what not from the U.S, Germany declared war on us too. Without the americans' involvement in Europe, Great Britain probably would've been rekt. What do you have against americans? We're not all the same person, so please refrain from using those very generalized statements that you often do. @PlanesOfOld
    9.6 years ago
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    It had spitfires and focke wolfs on the list.
    9.6 years ago
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    @PlanesOfOld it listed British planes in its top ten.
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    @PlanesOfOld I looked it up, according to the armed forces museum, the corsair was the plane with the best handling, firepower, maneuvering, visibility,and overall performance of any WWII plane.
    9.6 years ago
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    Dang... this one for by me too. Sorry man. This looks really good. I'm digging the paint scheme. It feels nice in the air too. I feel like you did a good job accurately capturing the essence of this aircraft. Good work.
    9.6 years ago
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    Your best plane yet!
    9.6 years ago
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    It's alright carter. I started off making small, poorly made aircraft, like many of us. Getting to be a good builder is a progressive experience. It doesn't happen overnight. If you really want to get better at this game, it's in your hands @carter2
    9.6 years ago
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    25.5k Scriefers
    Love the look of this bird!
    9.6 years ago
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    8,472 Doge27
    Ok, but my planes really are complete crap,
    9.6 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    @carter2 don't say that man! And war is a terrible thing when u are older you will understand what I mean :)
    9.6 years ago
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    8,472 Doge27
    I am only 11 so I don't know much about war. And that is why all my planes are crap
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    8,472 Doge27
    True
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    8,472 Doge27
    Beautiful plane. I have a model of it in my room
    9.6 years ago
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    8,472 Doge27
    @PlanesOfOld I am American
    9.6 years ago
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    It's nice to see there are still people out there that love World War Two as much as I do
    9.6 years ago
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    32.7k Wakescar
    One mean bird of prey my friend. Agile, beautiful, dangerous
    9.6 years ago
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    There allstarship I've deleted it
    9.6 years ago
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