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Vought F4U Corsair

637 Thorondil  8.9 years ago

The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought,[1] in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair) Here I've made a roughly scale replica of the craft, without many of the markings, though. I am not good at doing stuff like this in SimplePlanes yet, so if someone wants to do the markings and reupload with credit to me, by all means please do! I would love to see the plane with a proper paintjob. :)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 30.1ft (9.2m)
  • Length 20.2ft (6.2m)
  • Height 10.8ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 2,634lbs (1,195kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,244lbs (2,832kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.256
  • Wing Loading 36.2lbs/ft2 (176.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 172.6ft2 (16.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1606

Parts

  • Number of Parts 24
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 193