BOOKS - MILITARY HISTORY - The Men Who Flew the Vought F4U Corsair
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The Men Who Flew the Vought F4U Corsair
Author: Martin W. Bowman
Year: 2021
Number of pages: 420
Format: EPUB | PDF CONV
File size: 9,6 MB
Language: ENG
Year: 2021
Number of pages: 420
Format: EPUB | PDF CONV
File size: 9,6 MB
Language: ENG
First flown in 1940, the prototype Vought F4U Corsair instantly became the fastest fighter in the world and the fastest US aircraft of any description. Powered by a huge 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine driving an enormous 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the first Corsairs were capable of 417mph. This figure would rise to nearly 450mph in later versions despite the fact that fuel load and overall weight was increased.