Tamiya 61046 - 1/48 F4U-1/2 Birdcage Corsair 田宮軍事模型戰機 雙星孖星  [61046]

About the Potential Vought F4U-1/2 Bird Cage Corsair

Created around the brand new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2,000HP radial engine, and switching the greatest propeller ever attached with a fighter airplane, the opportunity Vought F4U Corsair became a legend in its own time.
First flown in May 1940, this gull winged wonder had been deemed a success from the outset. The Navy had been so confident in Corsair that competing businesses Brewster and Goodyear were made alternate contractors the initial order of 584 aircraft. With a top speed of 415mph and an interest rate of climb of 3,120 legs per minute, the Corsair had been the fastest plane worldwide during the time. Unsatisfactory aircraft carrier landing performance but caused the F4U-1 to become a land-based fighter because of the U.S. aquatic Corps at the start of its profession.

In November 1941, the U.S. Navy asked for Vought to produce a radar-equipped form of the F4U-1; but these were too occupied with manufacturing to perform the request. The duty ended up being turned over to the Naval Aircraft Factory which produced 32 of this 34 F4U-2 Corsairs made. Obvious modifications were including a radar dome to the outboard .50 caliber machine weapon to offset the radar domes weight, plus flame dampeners installed regarding the six exhaust piles. These F4U-2 evening fighting Corsairs became the pioneers in developing the technology that led to U.S. evening fighting techniques used throughout WWII.