Vintage Wings of Canada - Goodyear FG-1 D Corsair
Bill Maloney
7/29/2009

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01FG1DCorsair 02PrattWhitneyR2800 03CorsairPrattWhitneyR2800 04CorsairMainGear
01 FG-1 D Corsair 02 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 03 Corsair Pratt & Whitney R-2800 04 Corsair Main Gear
05CorsairMainGear 06CorsairMainGear 07CorsairOilCoolerAirInlet 08CorsairWingGuns
05 Corsair Main Gear 06 Corsair Main Gear 07 Corsair Oil Cooler Air Inlet 08 Corsair Wing Guns
09PrattWhitneyR2800 10Corsair 11CorsairCanopy 12CorsairWeaponsHardPoints
09 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 10 Corsair 11 Corsair Canopy 12 Corsair Weapons Hard Points
13CorsairFoldingWing 14CorsairFlaps 15CorsairTailWheel 16CorsairCanopy
13 Corsair Folding Wing 14 Corsair Flaps 15 Corsair Tail Wheel 16 Corsair Canopy

Goodyear FG-1 D Corsair Specifications:

Chance Vought F4U Corsairs at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
Chance Vought F4U Corsair Corsair F4U
Another Chance Vought F4U Corsair can be found at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT A Chance Vought Corsair at the US Navy Museum in Washington, DCo
  F4U Corsair Replica
  An F4U Corsair Replica at the Air Heritage Museum in Beaver Falls, PA

Length: 33 feet 8 inches
Wingspan:
40 feet, 11 inches
Height:
14 feet, 9 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 9,200 Max Takeoff - 14,600bs
Max Speed: 446mph
Cruise Speed: 182mph
Range: 1,070 miles
Service Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 480 Gallons Internally, 175 in an external center fuel tank
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W Double Wasp Air Cooled 18 CylinderRadial Engine 2,450hp
Armament:
 Six 50 Cal Browning machine guns
 Eight Under Wing Rockets or 2,000lbs of bombs
First Flight : 1940
Cost: $

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