corsair. - Page 2

EmersonBigguns · 15-03-2008, 11:01 PM

The Royal Navy used the Corsair in the ETO at least once during the attacks on the battleship Tirpitz.

machine shop tom · 16-03-2008, 01:49 AM

What is it about gull wings that make a plane look so deadly?

Stuka, Corsair........if looks could kill.......

tom

marcus69x · 16-03-2008, 12:50 PM

Did those wings lift up automatically or were they raised manually?

4th wilts · 16-03-2008, 06:21 PM

bloody lovely aircraft though.i thought the p38 lightning was the first aircraft to reach 400mph in level flight.yours,lee.

Slipdigit · 17-03-2008, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus69x

Did those wings lift up automatically or were they raised manually?

The pilot raised them from inside the cockpit-hydrolics

Slipdigit · 17-03-2008, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4th wilts

bloody lovely aircraft though.i thought the p38 lightning was the first aircraft to reach 400mph in level flight.yours,lee.

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marcus69x · 17-03-2008, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slipdigit

The pilot raised them from inside the cockpit-hydrolics

Cheers Slip.

EmersonBigguns · 18-03-2008, 06:13 AM

By the way....I did take a picture of a still airworthy Corsair last summer. This beauty resides in Virginia Beach, Va. It still flies. But only have a picture of it at rest.

4th wilts · 18-03-2008, 02:04 PM

that is a great photo.i belive the gull shape was literally to allow such a huge prop.it would otherwise not fit.yours,lee.

kfz · 18-03-2008, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4th wilts

that is a great photo.i belive the gull shape was literally to allow such a huge prop.it would otherwise not fit.yours,lee.

Yep to keep the undercart (being a big deal on a naval aircraft) legs shorter and therefore stronger for a given weight to provide clearance for the big prop.

Kev

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marcus69x I love WW2 meah!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,526	Did those wings lift up automatically or were they raised manually?

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4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	bloody lovely aircraft though.i thought the p38 lightning was the first aircraft to reach 400mph in level flight.yours,lee.

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EmersonBigguns Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 100	By the way....I did take a picture of a still airworthy Corsair last summer. This beauty resides in Virginia Beach, Va. It still flies. But only have a picture of it at rest.

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4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	that is a great photo.i belive the gull shape was literally to allow such a huge prop.it would otherwise not fit.yours,lee.

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