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F4U-4B Corsair

2,479 ZaharDdD  10 months ago
Auto Credit Based on ZaharDdD's [!] F4U-4 (Unfinished)

Description & History

The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which 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.
The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy in late 1944 and early 1945. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II and its naval aviators achieved an 11:1 kill ratio. Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's initial prototype in 1940. Instead, the Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.

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Controls

Activate 1 - Open/Close Cockpit

Activate 2 - Fold Wings

Activate 3 - Arresting Hook

Activate 5 - Nav Lights

Weapon

HVAR - x8

1000lbs Bomb - x2

20mm Cannon - x4

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor [!] F4U-4 (Unfinished)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 41.1ft (12.5m)
  • Length 33.7ft (10.3m)
  • Height 15.3ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 11,371lbs (5,157kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,370lbs (6,064kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.135
  • Wing Loading 40.3lbs/ft2 (196.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 332.2ft2 (30.9m2)
  • Drag Points 1959

Parts

  • Number of Parts 536
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 2,697