Great Planes - Season 2 Episode 4 A7 Corsair
The F4U was arguably the finest propeller-driven fighter on the Allied side. It was the first single-engine American fighter to break 400 miles per hour in level flight. It was first driven by a Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engine of 1800 horsepower, about as powerful as they could get at the time. Vought simply built the smallest airframe they could around the huge radial engine. To maximize performance, a 13-foot Hamilton Standard Propeller was used. It was originally designed to be operated from an aircraft carrier but the US Navy decided it was unsuitable for precise landings and take offs, so they handed it over to the Marines for land-based use. It proved highly successful both as a fighter and in the ground attack role. It continued in use as an attack airplane through the Korean war, and the last Corsair was produced in 1953.
Year: 2009
Genre: Documentary
Country:
Studio: Discovery, Military Channel
Director:
Cast: Paul Moga
Crew: David Haycox (Director), John Kavanaugh (Director), Len Miller (Music)
First Air Date: Oct 29, 2008
Last Air date: Oct 29, 2009
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 19 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.3553
Language: English
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