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F4U Corsair Specifications
Primary Function: Fighter
Contractor: Vought
Crew: One
Unit Cost: N/A
Powerplant
  one 2,000-hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 radial piston engine
Dimensions
Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Weights
Empty: 9,205 lb (4,175.3 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 14,670 (6,654.2 kg)
Performance
Speed: 446 mph (717.75 kph) at 26,200 ft (7,985.8 m)
Ceiling: 41,500 ft (12,649.2 m)
Range: 1,560 mi (2,510.5 km)
Armament
  Six .50 cal (12.7 mm) Colt-Browning M2 machine guns (some variants had four 20mm cannon) and two 1,000 lb (453.6 kg) bombs or eight 5 in (127 mm) rockets.
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F4U Corsair Achievements
  • The F4U was the first Navy craft to have landing gear that retracted flush into the bottom of the wing.
  • The F4U was the first production aircraft to exceed 400 mph in level flight.
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F4U Corsair Photos
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