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The Vought F4U Corsair

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

The Vought F4U Corsair

By Martin Bowman

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About the book

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.Production began in 1941, not only by Vought but also by Goodyear and Brewster, and the F4U entered service with the US Navy in Septem...Show more

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ISBN

9781526705884

Publisher

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

The Vought F4U Corsair

Format

Paperback

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