Tamiya 61070 - 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair 田宮軍事模型戰機 雙星孖星  [61070]

Concerning the Vought F4U-1A Corsair

After enduring hefty losses toward Japanese Navy&39;s Zero fighters in very early phases for the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy became dedicated to developing brand new fighters effective at turning the tides of aerial combat. Those types of fighters had been the Corsair, first developed become a high speed, carrier borne aircraft. Built around this new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2000hp motor, and switching the largest propeller ever attached with a fighter airplane (4m dia.), this gull-winged wonder ended up being destined become successful.
In June 1942, the F4U-1 manufacturing models made their maiden flight. However, because of their restricted forward industry of view, and as a result of a propeller wash impact caused them to stall remaining wing first during low rate landings, they very first were used as land based fighters. Succeeding the F4U-1 inside summer time of 1943 had been the F4U-1A, that has been designed with a long rear wheel landing gear shaft, a slightly modified glazed canopy, and a little triangular strip of metal bolted toward right industry leading of wing to equalize the stall and avoid the roll left at touch-down.

Despite these improvements, the newest F6F Hell Cat had been adopted while the main carrier-borne aircraft, and also the very first combat Corsairs became relegated to land based US Marine squadrons into the South Pacific. Significant Boyington and 2nd Lieutenant Hanson of the U.S. Marines, Lt. Kepford associated with the Navy along with other ace-pilots, fearlessly flew the F4U-1A into fierce air-combats, overwhelming japan Zero fighters with tremendous top speed and six 12.7mm hefty device guns.