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F4u corsair pedal plane plans8/26/2023 It is an American twin-row eighteen-cylinder radial engine with water injection, two poppet valves per cylinder, a variable-speed supercharger with fluid coupling, a Stromberg injection carburetor fuel system, and an air cooling system. The F4U-4 is powered by a single Pratt and Whitney R-2800-18W radial engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 4,238 kg, a maximum takeoff weight of 6,592 kg, a maximum payload of 2,000 kg, and a fuel tank capacity of 54 US gal. The wingspan is 12.50 meters and the wing area is 29.17 square meters. It has a tail height of 4.5 meters and a wheelbase of 6.28 meters. The F4U-4 can carry a single crew member it has an external length of 10.26 meters, an external height of 3.2 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 1.3 meters. In early 1945, aircraft deliveries to the United States Navy started. The F4U-4 was the final version that served during World War II. The F4U-1 was the first production variant designed with a distinguishing birdcage canopy and fitted with a low seating position. ![]() On May 29, 1940, the first prototype XF4U-1 piloted by Lyman Bullard Jr. The F4U Corsair was initially designed and produced by Chance Vought before further production contracts were handed to Goodyear Aerospace Corporation.
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