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F4U Corsair  - Technical Specifications

Specifications:
Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Dimensions:
Wing span: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Wing Area: 314 sq ft (29.17 sq m)
Weights:
Empty: 9,205 lb (4,175.3 kg)
Gross: 12,420 lb (5,633.6 kg)
Maximum Take-Off: 14,670 (6,654.2 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 446 mph (717.75 kph) @ 26,200 ft (7,985.8 m)
Cruise Speed: 000 mph (000 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 41,500 ft (12,649.2 m)
Normal Range: 0,000 miles (0,000 km)
Maximum Range: 1,560 mi (2,510.5 km)
Powerplant:
One Pratt-Whitney R-2800-18W Double Wasp eighteen-cylinder radial
engine, developing 2,100 hp (1,567 kW) for take-off, 1,950 hp (1,455 kW)
@ 23,300 ft (7,101.8 m), 2,450 hp (1,828.4 kW) for "War Emergency".
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.

 

 
Vought
F4U-1
Corsair
Grumman
F6F-3
Hellcat
Republic
P-47D-1-RE
Thunderbolt
Engine Pratt & Whitney
R-2800-8
2000hp
Pratt & Whitney
R-2800-10
2000hp
Pratt & Whitney
R-2800-21
2000hp
Wing Span 12.49m 13.08m 12.43m
Wing Area 29.17m2 31.03m2
 
Length 9.99m 10.17m 11.00m
Height 4.58m 4.40m 4.35m
Empty 4025kg 4101kg 4485kg
Loaded 5388kg 5528kg 6116kg
Max 6280kg 5997kg 6795kg
Speed 631km/h at 7315m
515km/h at S/L
605km/h at 6950m
521km/h at S/L
676km/h at 9150m
 
Climb 3050m in 5.1min
6100m in 10.7min
 
4575m in 6.0min
7620m in 11.3min
 
4575m in 7.2min
6100m in 11min
9150m in 20min
Ceiling 11310m 10820m 12800m
Range 1722km 1746km 1344km
Armament Four .50 M2 with 400 rpg
Two .50 M2 with 375 rpg
Two 454kg bombs
Six .50 M2 with 400 rpg Eight .50 M2 with 300 rpg


 

  Vought
F4U-1
Corsair
Vought
F4U-5
Corsair
Goodyear
F2G-2
 
Engine Pratt & Whitney
R-2800-8
2000hp
Pratt & Whitney
R-2800-32W
2850hp
Pratt & Whitney
R-4360-4
3000hp
Wing Span 12.49m 12.49m 12.50m
Wing Area 29.17m2 29.17m2 29.17m2
Length 9.99m 10.53mm 10.29m
Height 4.58m 4.49m 4.90m
Empty 4025kg 4490kg 4649kg
Loaded 5388kg ? 6054kg
Max 6280kg 6840kg ?
Speed 631km/h at 7315m
515km/h at S/L
756km/h at 8170m
649km/h at S/L
694km/h at 5000m
642km/h at S/L
Climb 3050m in 5.1min
6100m in 10.7min
? 9150m in 4min
Ceiling 11310m 13400m ?
Range 1722km ? 1915km
Armament Four .50 M2 with 400 rpg
Two .50 M2 with 375rpg
Two 454kg bombs
Four 20mm cannon ?


 

 
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