Description

One of the classic aircraft of the world war ii period, the corsair was designed in 1938 to meet a usn requirement for a shipboard fighter. The distinctive inverted gull-wing was to provide sufficient ground clearance for the huge propellor attached to the double wasp engine. The xf4u-1 was first flown on may 29 1940. On october 1st, 1940, the aircraft became the first to exceed 400mph - achieving 404mph (646kmh). The aircraft entered service in mid-1942, and development continued through to 1952.