The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured...
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World War II, including the F4U Corsair. Vought became independent again in 1954, and was purchased by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) in 1961. The company designed...
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This list of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs by country location includes information about the aircraft, including model number, bureau number, fuselage...
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of fighters and medium bombers during the war, including the US Navy's Vought F4U Corsair, with the XF4U-1 first prototype Corsair becoming the first airframe...
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The W.A.R. F4U Corsair is a 50% scale homebuilt replica of the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Second World War carrier fighter. The aircraft is a single place...
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biplane scout and observation aircraft prototype Vought SBU Corsair, a biplane dive bomber aircraft Vought F4U Corsair, a monoplane shipborne fighter/dive...
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Messerschmitt Bf 109s, and light bombers were quickly withdrawn. In contrast, the Vought F4U Corsair fighter—which entered service in December 1942—had in common with...
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prototype. These propellers would be replaced with propellers taken from the Vought F4U-4 Corsair. An ejection seat was fitted to allow the pilot to clear the...
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Goodyear F2G Corsair (redirect from Vought Goodyear F2G Corsair)
"Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor...
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U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair. An advanced turbosupercharger system ensured the aircraft's eventual...
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War. In gaining that role, it prevailed over its faster competitor, the Vought F4U Corsair, which initially had problems with visibility and carrier landings...
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LTV A-7 Corsair II (redirect from Vought A-7)
Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was derived from the Vought F-8...
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Tutor - Trainer Vought F4U Corsair - Carrier-based fighter Vought O3U Corsair - Scout Vought OS2U Kingfisher - Observation aircraft Vought SBU - Carrier-based...
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The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" is an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U program during World War II. Both the V-173...
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The Vought/General Dynamics Model 1600 series was a fighter aircraft proposal for the United States Navy's Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF) program. The...
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418 mph (673 km/h, 363 kn) Related development Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf Vought F4U Corsair Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Folland Fo...
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The name "Corsair" was used several times by Vought's planes; the O2U, Vought SBU Corsair in 1933, F4U in 1938, and the A-7 Corsair II in 1963. XO-28...
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by war correspondents. Boyington is best known for his exploits in the Vought F4U Corsair in VMF-214. During periods of intense activity in the Russell...
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The Vought F7U Cutlass is a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer Chance Vought...
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Colorado. The aircraft is a 60% scale replica of the original Chance-Vought F4U Corsair and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction...
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Hellcat Lockheed P-38M "Night Lightning" Northrop P-61 Black Widow Vought F4U-2/F4U-4E/F4U-4N Corsair Mureaux 114/CN2 Morane-Saulnier M.S. 408/CN Potez 631...
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S.E.5 Stampe-Vertongen SV.4 Supermarine Spitfire Sikorsky H-5 Vought F4U Corsair Vought OS2U Kingfisher Westland Lysander Garrison became involved in...
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Chance Vought F4U-1C Corsair T31 Martin AM-1 Mauler Douglas A2D Skyshark AN/M3 Vought F4U-4B Corsair and all following versions Chance Vought F6U Pirate...
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on the other side. Another noted encounter pitted the N1K against the Vought F4U Corsair; two Corsairs from VBF-10, accidentally separated from their main...
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Chance-Vought F4U-4B Corsair (USN, USMC) Chance-Vought F4U-4C Corsair (USN, USMC) Chance-Vought F4U-5N Corsair Night Fighter (USMC) Chance-Vought F4U-5-NL...
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Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 1-85780-186-5. Green, William. "Vought F4U-1, F4U-4 (FG-1 Corsair)". War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Four:...
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It had a height of 16 feet (4.9 m) which allowed storage of Lend-Lease Vought F4U Corsair fighters once their wingtips were clipped. The hangar was designed...
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fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft in their promotions including: Chance-Vought F4U-4 96995 (OE-EAS) (WWII Fighter) Lockheed P-38L-5LO 44-53254 (N25Y) (WWII...
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The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role...
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500 m/min) climb rate and a top speed of 424 mph (682 km/h). Compared to the Vought F4U Corsair, the Bearcat was marginally slower, but more maneuverable and...
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