The famous “bent wing bird” the
F4U Corsair was an outstanding fighter during World War 2 having
at the time one of the largest engines available, the Pratt Whitney
R-2800. The bent wing was necessitated by the tall landing gear
which was in turn, necessitated by the huge propeller required
to propel the plane at the desired high speed, The Corsair F4U
I variant, entered service in 1943 and was armed with six fifty
calibre machine guns and had a speed of 425 mph. With a production
run of over 12 years the Corsair remained in service with many
nations until the 1960’s, and later versions flew their
last combat missions in the 1969 “soccer war” between
Honduras and El-Salvador. Of the 12,571 Corsairs produced, there
are thought to be around 28 still airworthy today.
Hangar 9’s Corsair is reproduced in a generic U.S
Navy colour scheme and is probably the best looking semi-scale
Corsair A.R.F available. Check out the beautiful flowing
curve of the bent wing; an area seldom made correctly in
A.R.F models of this type. The Corsair is constructed from
the very finest materials using carefully selected balsa
and laser cut plywood, combining both strength and lightweight
and is beautifully covered in a deep navy blue UltraCote® covering.
Pre-installed metal retracts that rotate 90?, just like
the full-size, feature along with a pre-painted fibreglass
cowl with a dummy radial engine, detailed cockpit, pre-painted
canopy and decals.
The Corsair has outstanding flight characteristics and
flies the full range of scale manoeuvres with ease and
landings and ground handling are just as easy thanks to
the wide track undercarriage and steerable tail-wheel.
The photo illustrated assembly guide and complete hardware
pack make assemble hassle free, and as all of the hard
work is done for you this great flying warbird can be combat
ready with the minimum of fuss.
Fly it with an Evolution 60 2-stroke up front, you’ll
love it!
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