Instead of carrier duty being a lost opportunity, land-based duty was a match made in heaven. While initially designed as a carrier aircraft, problems with landings forced the Corsair to land-based duty with the US Marine Corps. Over 12,000 Corsairs were produced for the United States and her allies. The Corsair compiled an 11:1 kill ratio during World War II. It was not just fast, but also incredibly deadly, armed with six. Powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp 18-cylinder engine producing over 2000 horsepower, the Corsair could not only fly faster than 400 miles per hour, she was the first US single engine fighter to do so. However, some aircraft stand out from the pack and the F4U Corsair is one of those planes. There is something amazing about hearing a radial engine screaming down out of the sky and pulling up at the last possible second. Aircraft from the World War II era, more often than not, grab the imagination and attention of people more so than today’s aircraft.
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