Vought F4U-1 Corsair (oz7048)

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Vought F4U-1 Corsair. Scale model for control line. Scale is 1/24.

Quote: "The 'ancient' Corsair is still fighting - build your own model of it. Vought F4U-1 by Dick Ealy.

THE Corsairs joined Carrier Air Groups through late 1944. Major Gregory L Boyington, of the Black Sheep, moved into the company of Joe Foss and Eddie Rickenbacker by downing his twenty-sixth Jap plane and twenty of his victories were in a Corsair. Other sensational victories were chalked up by other squadrons in a few months. including the following: Wolf Pack 86 victories; Hell-hawks, 94; Blacksheep, 62; Swashbucklers, 33; 8-Balls, 28; Flying Deuces, 22.

The Corsair is an all-metal low-wing fighter plane powered by one 18-cylinder twin-row radial air-cooled Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, rated at 2,000 hp, and is capable of over 400 mph, which made it the swiftest carrier fighter in the world, at that time.

The Corsair was one of the heaviest carrier based single-engine fighters, but the cushioning effect of the inverted gull-wing enabled it to take off swiftly and land very easily in spite of its gross weight of 11,500 lbs. Armament usually consisted of three 50-cal machine guns in each wing. A total of 11,335 Corsairs were built, with varying armament.

Plans are shown for a 1/2 in to 1 ft model, powered by the McCoy .09 gas engine. Details are also included for building a rubber-powered version.

Make the sides of the fuselage from 1/8 in sq hard balsa, but omit sheet balsa sides between station A to D until the wing is mounted. Add the crosspieces as shown in top view, from station A to E. Notch longerons at station E and bend the sides. Bring to a point at the tail end.

Make the wing next. Cut out ribs and taper the main spar as indicated at section B. Build the wing fiat and omit ribs R1 and the center rib until dihedral is added. Add 1/16 plywood joiners. Install the wing by sliding it through the gap in the fuselage sides, and cement to lower longeron. This mounts the wing at zero degrees incidence. Make the landing gear struts from .050 steel wire, and fasten to the 1/16 plywood gussets in proper position. Install 1/32 in sheet balsa leading edge cap..."

Hi Steve- Dick Ealy vought F4U-1 Corsair article scanned directly from my November 1950 issue of Model Airplane News. A versatile model intended for rubber or McCoy .098 power for control line. The plan is published full size. Submitted by jeff mccammant story city iowa.

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