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Instead, the Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the U.S. 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 first prototype in 1940.

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. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based fighter-bombers of World War II. The Corsair was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.

Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp.

This F4U is a consistent air show favorite, performing for audiences across the nation. The only operational F3A Corsair is also part of the museum’s collection. Corsairs from Vought were designated F4U, Goodyear Corsairs were designated FG, and the very rare Brewster Corsairs were designated F3A. The Corsair was nicknamed “whistling death” by ground troops because of its distinctive sound when in attack mode at lower altitudes.įrom 1942 until the end of production in 1952, three manufacturers-Vought, Goodyear, and Brewster-built more than 12,500 Corsairs. The F4U tallied more than 2,000 victories flown by naval and marine aviators (at a loss of 189 Corsairs), and the aircraft continued in use into the Korean War. Blackburn’s “Jolly Rogers” squadron rolled up substantial victories against enemy aircraft in the Pacific Theater of war. Pappy Boyington’s “Black Sheep” squadron and J.T. Meanwhile, land-based U.S Marine aviators showed the F4U’s remarkable fighting capability. Landing techniques for the Corsair developed by the British Navy finally enabled use as a carrier aircraft. The F4U was capable of more than 400 mph, but the cockpit was well back on the fuselage creating line-of-sight issues for pilots, and the aircraft had a tendency to bounce on landing, something not desirable for aircraft carrier use.

The gull wing effectively raised the engine so that the bigger propeller could be used, but left the landing gear relatively short and strong to handle the intensity of carrier landings. The Chance Vought Corsair’s unique bent or inverted gull-wing design was driven by two needs: a bigger propeller to make full use of the powerful Pratt & Whitney R2800 Double Wasp engine, and the need for shorter, more stout landing gear appropriate to the Corsair’s intended use as a U.S. An aircraft company better known for producing biplanes hit an aviation home run in 1938 when it unveiled the iconic design of this much-respected WWII fighter/bomber.