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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought | |
| Base model: | F4U | |
| Designation: | F4U | |
| Version: | -5N | |
| Nickname: | Corsair | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Modified Mission: | All weather operation | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
Specifications
| Length: | 33' 8" | 10.2 m | |
| Height: | 14' 9" | 4.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 41' | 12.5 m | |
| Wingarea: | 314.0 sq ft | 29.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 9,683 lb | 4,391 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 14,106 lb | 6,397 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-32W | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2300 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,120 miles | 1,803 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 227 mph | 365 km/h | 197 kt |
| Max Speed: | 470 mph | 756 km/h | 408 kt |
| Climb: | 3,780 ft/min | 1,152 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 41,400 ft | 12,618 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Galveston | Texas |
| MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | Irvine | California |
F4U-5N on display
Lone Star Flight Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Joe , MI | I have seen other F4U-5N that did not have radomes. Maybe they just removed them since they were no longer needed. 07/04/2008 @ 11:02 [ref: 21767] |
| Dale , AZ | I was ground crew (Plane Captain) on one of these for most of 1949 at NAS Atlantic City. Somebody correct me of I'm wrong, but the N designation was what defined it as a night fighter and it was a night fighter because it had radar. Therefore, the pictures of Corsairs in this site of planes without radomes on the starboard wing cannot be F4U-5N's. 04/23/2008 @ 15:59 [ref: 20689] |
| mco miami, FL | 124493 I belive is in New zeland been restored
02/01/2008 @ 01:39 [ref: 19497] |
| Marco miami, FL | F4U-5N: Bu # 124493 looking for these one or any Honduran Air force planes 02/01/2008 @ 01:30 [ref: 19496] |
| Marco miami, FL | F4U-5N: Bu # 124493 looking for these one or any Honduran Air force planes 02/01/2008 @ 01:30 [ref: 19495] |
| kirk evan maillet redondo beach, CA | my Dad flew these puppies
http://www.lumal.com/crew/art-by-mal/ log books w/ BU numbers online 12/10/2007 @ 03:22 [ref: 18862] |
| Ryan , ON | For everyone looking for information on specific airframes via serial numbers... If you visit the website www.aerofiles.com , there is a section (you may have to look a bit) which lists just about every single aircraft to enter service with the armed forces, listed by serial numbers, and their fate. I hope that this helps some. 11/27/2007 @ 07:30 [ref: 18686] |
| Brian Montgomery Overton, TX | Wondering how to trace what might have happened to a particular plane?
F4U5N #121915 Korea VC3 plane 3 09/03/2007 @ 14:49 [ref: 17824] |
| Jon Crawford , CA | The Argentine F4U-5N's were not lend lease, they were purchased by the Argentine Navy. Had it been lend-lease, the U.S. Navy would have laid claim to it immediately upon its arrival in the U.S. The Navy does not relinguish title to a plane unless it was sold for cash.
04/01/2007 @ 22:28 [ref: 16069] |
| Greg Turner , HI | Hi, I have submitted three pics of an F4U ? that was in the RNZAF Museum storage and restoration facility in Christchurch New Zealand in 1992. I took a special interest in it because of the differences between it and the F4U that was then currently flying in N.Z. :- a. 20mm cannon. b. Exhaust shields. c. Rear fin antennae. d. Cowling arrangement. I believe that this aircraft had been accepted by the Museum in return for the use of some of its contents in a Disney movie. The Museum decided not to use this particular aircraft in any of its' displays as it was not not representative of the types operated by the RNZAF in the Pacific Theatre during WWII and the occupation of Japan (F4U-1 and FG1D). This aircraft has since been shipped overseas somewhere. 01/24/2007 @ 19:19 [ref: 15288] |
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