WW II CORSAIR
May 13, 2020 11:32:48 #
How many know what that thing is on the leading edge of the right wing
in both the OP picture and the one on pg. 2?
Great pictures of a great plane.
in both the OP picture and the one on pg. 2?
Great pictures of a great plane.
May 13, 2020 11:35:04 #
Hal81 wrote:
Im 90 today but when I was a teenager and building models the Corsair was my most prized plane.
Happy Birthday. To what do you attribute your longevity ?
May 13, 2020 11:35:45 #
dave.speeking wrote:
How many know what that thing is on the leading edge of the right wing
in both the OP picture and the one on pg. 2?
Great pictures of a great plane.
in both the OP picture and the one on pg. 2?
Great pictures of a great plane.
I have no idea.
May 13, 2020 12:47:13 #
May 13, 2020 12:48:27 #
Hal81 wrote:
Im 90 today but when I was a teenager and building models the Corsair was my most prized plane.
Happy Birthday, Hal, have a great day.
May 13, 2020 13:06:21 #
Note: The Corsair, beginning with the 1D model, was a fighter-bomber capable of carrying wing-suspended bombs and/or rockets in support of ground troops. It was used by the USMC and did not enter carrier deployment until 1944.
May 13, 2020 13:51:03 #
dave.speeking wrote:
How many know what that thing is on the leading edge of the right wing
in both the OP picture and the one on pg. 2?
Great pictures of a great plane.
in both the OP picture and the one on pg. 2?
Great pictures of a great plane.
If you're referring to the small protrusion outside the guns, it was a "stall strip". The Corsair had all sorts of initial design/flight issues and one of them was for the left wing to stall before the right wing. The stall strip slightly disrupted air flow to counter the difference.
May 13, 2020 15:10:21 #
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May 13, 2020 17:55:45 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
jayluber wrote:
I wonder how many are still airworthy?
Love that aircraft.
What was the TV series that featured pilots flying the Corsair from an airfield in the Pacific? Course they were not painted red like that beauty.
Love that aircraft.
What was the TV series that featured pilots flying the Corsair from an airfield in the Pacific? Course they were not painted red like that beauty.
Ba Ba Black Sheep - Black Sheep Squadron - commanded by Greg "Pappy" Boyington. USMC Medal of Honor recipient.
Semper Fi
May 13, 2020 17:57:06 #
Hal81 wrote:
Im 90 today but when I was a teenager and building models the Corsair was my most prized plane.
Happy 90, Hal!
May 13, 2020 20:10:46 #
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May 13, 2020 20:21:45 #
Has this plane been modified...? We're restoring the World's oldest know Corsair (No.02270) here in Adelaide and I have pics from all over but I've never seen one without the cowling behind the canopy before...
May 13, 2020 20:24:19 #
Leo_B
Loc: Houston suburb
SX2002 wrote:
Has this plane been modified...? We're restoring the World's oldest know Corsair (No.02270) here in Adelaide and I have pics from all over but I've never seen one without the cowling behind the canopy before...
Please share photos if possible and good luck with the work.
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