the F4U corsair was the only WW2 bird outstanding enough to fight in korea as well.
it is the best piston engined fighter ever, from any country.
it is also flat out the baddest, coolest lookin' warbird that swings a prop.
there can be no dispute and resistance is futile.
nonbelievers will be fired upon by robert conrad himself.
he's not a fighter pilot but he plays one on tv!
(young guys will not get this, sorry!)
the F4U corsair was the only WW2 bird outstanding enough to fight in korea as well.
it is the best piston engined fighter ever, from any country.
it is also flat out the baddest, coolest lookin' warbird that swings a prop.
there can be no dispute and resistance is futile.
nonbelievers will be fired upon by robert conrad himself.
he's not a fighter pilot but he plays one on tv!
(young guys will not get this, sorry!)
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P-51D also flew in Korea until replaced by Jets.
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you're right, but much more limited.
most fo the mustangs stayed in europe due to transportation logistics and lend-lease program witht he limeys.
f4u's flew with various other countries up until approximately 1963; remarkable.
Sorry guys but your both wrong...and kind of right.
The P-51 served in Korea until the Jets came out as did the Corsair.
The Corsair had the longest production run or any piston fighter ever produced. However it didn't see much service with any country after 1969. The Mustang was used into the 80s. I imagine this was largely due to parts and the total number or both aircraft produced.
Not saying one is better than the other. They are both awesome aircraft.
Question on the Corsair: Can anyone tell me 4 advantages to gull wing on the Corsair?
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the main reason the wings were gulled is for landing gear height to accomodate the huge prop.
the plane was designed from day 1 as a carrier aircraft but not used as such for quite a while; they started out land-based with the marines; many were crashed early on in ground maneuvers/landings due to pisspoor visibility.
carrier landins are brutal on landing gear; it had to be extremely beefy to pass muster.
the added dihedral of the gull wing improves stability.
chance vought engineers were known as free-thinkers; unconventional solutions to problems were their specialty.
i dont know of any other reasons; would like to though.
the main reason the wings were gulled is for landing gear height to accomodate the huge prop.
the plane was designed from day 1 as a carrier aircraft but not used as such for quite a while; they started out land-based with the marines; many were crashed early on in ground maneuvers/landings due to pisspoor visibility.
carrier landins are brutal on landing gear; it had to be extremely beefy to pass muster.
the added dihedral of the gull wing improves stability.
chance vought engineers were known as free-thinkers; unconventional solutions to problems were their specialty.
i dont know of any other reasons; would like to though.
Your right!
They wanted to get as much power from the engine as possible and put that huge prop on it (13' I think). That made it hard to fit gear struts long enough for prop clearance. Bending the wing allowed for a smaller strut. It also permitted the wing and fuselage to blend better and minimized drag. Indirect advantages where that it allowed better visibility of the ground when flying straight and level and it allowed the wings to fold over the top of the aircraft which was a space saver on the flight deck of a carrier.
The first aircraft where flown by marines who put the hook on it so they could land on carriers and refuel. The landing gear had a bad trait at first and caused the aircraft to bounce on landing. Once they got that worked out they Navy started deploying them on Carriers. The reason for all the wrecks at first was such poor visibility from the cockpit, which was so far aft (this is take off and landing) that and a lot of new pilots.
Who knew all that info I sucked in watching TV over the years would come in handy. LOL Interesting, but useless information.
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