- Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair
– single seat, carrier-based fighter
- First flight – May 29, 1940 (XF4U-1)
- Powerplant – one 2,000 hp. Pratt & Whitney
R-2800-8, 18-cylinder Double Wasp
two-row air cooled radial engine.
- Wingspan – 41 ft. (12.5 m)
- Wing area – 314 sq. ft. (29.17 m2)
- Range – 1,015 miles
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- Length – 33 ft., 8 in. (10.3 m)
- Height – 16 ft., 1 in. (4.9 m)
- Weight – 8.982 lb. empty
- Maximum takeoff weight – 14,000 lb.
- Speed – 425 mph at 20,000 ft.
- Ceiling – 36,900 ft.
- Armament – six .50-caliber M2
Browning machine guns,
plus bombs and rockets |
