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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought |
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| Base model: | F4U | ||
| Designation: | F4U | ||
| Version: | -1 | ||
| Nickname: | Corsair | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 33' 4" | 10.1 m | |
| Height: | 16' 1" | 4.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 41' | 12.5 m | |
| Wingarea: | 314.0 sq ft | 29.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 8,982 lb | 4,073 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 14,000 lb | 6,349 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2000 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,015 miles | 1,634 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 182 mph | 293 km/h | 158 kt |
| Max Speed: | 417 mph | 671 km/h | 362 kt |
| Climb: | 2,890 ft/min | 880 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 36,900 ft | 11,247 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Eric Hanson , CO | I don't know what Carol Murphy is thinking. Why are we talking about its record of being shotdown in Korea. The very fact that an airplane designed in the 30's was still fighting in the "Jet Age" speaks loudly for it's greatness. As far as visibility, the Mustang also had the pilot toward the back of the wing. Visibility was TERRIBLE with most of these A/C with conventional gear including the Mustang. I don't know where Carol gets his/her "FACTS", but the statement that it killed almost as many of it's own pilots as the enemy is ridiculous, false, and shows lack of knowledge or diligence. Of course they got rid of them after Korea, the Skyraider (of much newer design) was already superior for the role; never mind it being the Jet Age! The Corsair was a WWII design, which when coupled with a pilot who had the greater talent required, was the superior shipboard fighter of that war (and no Hellcats in Korea you notice)! 03/18/2008 @ 21:09 [ref: 20089] |
| J.S. Fort Wayne, IN | I like the colors of the plane its kewl!! 04/25/2007 @ 14:47 [ref: 16304] |
| J.S. , IN | I like the colors of the plane its kewl!! 04/25/2007 @ 14:47 [ref: 16303] |
| J.S. , IN | I like the colors of the plane its kewl!! 04/25/2007 @ 14:46 [ref: 16302] |
| J.S. , IN | I like the colors of the plane its kewl!! 04/25/2007 @ 14:46 [ref: 16301] |
| Jessica Lutz Fort wayne, IN | I like the colors on the plane!!!! it's kool!!!! 04/20/2007 @ 14:57 [ref: 16249] |
| Carol Murphy , NY | The FACTS are that the Corsair almost killed more American pilots than it did bad guys. Bad visibility because they placed volatile aviation gasoline tanks in FRONT of the pilot placing him too far back on the fuselage. High torque from oversized prop/engine made Corsairs prone to ground loops and flipping over.
MORE CORSAIRS WERE SHOT DOWN OVER KOREA THAN ANY OTHER AMERICAN AIRCRAFT. The USAF's P-51 Mustang losses in Korea were second to the Corsairs owing to its fragile liquid-cooled engine. At least the USAF wised up as the war progressed. While Halsey's absurd dark blue paint scheme made it easy for commie gunners to aim on and hit all Navy and marine planes and contributed to the Corsairs being downed, the facts are that they did not get around to adequately armoring Corsairs for the ground attack role until the Korean War was nearly over (AU-1). If the Corsair was soooooo great why did the Navy/marines throw them away so quickly after the Korean War??? Because the armored SkyRaiders despite still using volatile AVGAS were/are far better for ground attack than Corsairs which were really place-the-biggest-engine-and-the-biggest-prop-possible-to-shoot-down Japanese planes. Let's get the FACTS and history straight here. 01/01/2007 @ 22:12 [ref: 15061] |
| Frank Hasty , GA | I served in MGCIS-1 (Ground Controlled Intercept), 1950-52 (Korea). VMF (N)-513 flew F4U-5N's out of K-8 (Kunsan), their tail markings were "WF". The Corsair "Ace" mentioned above was actually a Navy plane and pilot, and those kills were "bedcheck charlies", old slow biplanes used for nuisance raids, not MIG's. However I believe a Mig was downed by a Corsair but that pilot was never an "Ace".
Our function was to search for enemy aircraft, determine their altitude, speed, heading etc. and steer our fighters in to make the intercept. July '06 07/09/2006 @ 13:33 [ref: 13688] |
| Todd N, Sanderson Chicopee, MA | The F4U Corsair was at the time. The most advanced fighter in the world.It's first incarnation the XF4U-1 (BuNo1443) first flew on May 29, 1940.And in October of 1940 ran a speed course as Vought and Navy officials watched the first fighter in history to reach 405 M.P.H. in level flight 02/25/2005 @ 12:54 [ref: 9528] |
| Mark Stockwell Corry, PA | My father (who is 85) flew the F4U-1, -1A and -1D models in combat with VMF-215 in the Solomons (Guadalcanal, Munda and Vella Lavella that I can remember) in 1943/44. The -1 model is the version with the flat top canopy (also called the birdcage). The -1A is essentially the same aircraft with the blown canopy (bulged). The -1D was a distinct model with increased external ordnance carrying capability and the R2800-8W water injected engine. He says the -1A designation was unknown to the squadrons in the Solomons, they called both the -1 and -1A the -1. He thinks that the -1A designation was retroactive after the -1C and -1D designations. This would account for Vought and Navy photos identifying Corsairs with blown canopies as F4U-1. He also flew the F3A-1A and FG-1A in the same squadron. He says the best single Corsair he flew in combat was the first F3A-1A his squadron received (it also had an R2800 built by Kelvinator and no one else wanted to fly it until the Squadron CO flew it and realized how good it was). Dad also flew -4, -5 and -5N models and the F6F-5N in later squadron service. He considers the -4 to be the finest of all Corsairs.
01/26/2005 @ 00:31 [ref: 9266] |
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