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United Kingdom - naval aviation
Corsair F.II
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
|
Corsair F.I |
fighter |
7/1943 - 1943 |
95 |
8/1946 |
USN F4U-1, Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 (2000 h. p.), 6 x 12.7 MG |
|
Corsair F.II |
fighter (360 planes), fighter-bomber (150 planes) |
8/1943 - 1944 (360 planes), 4/1944 - 1945 (150 planes) |
360 (ex-F4U-1A) and 150 (ex-F4U-1D) |
8/1946 |
ex-USN F4U-1A: later planes had Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8W (2000 h. p.) ex-USN F4U-1D: 6 x 12.7 MG, 908 kg bombs (2 õ 454-kg), later planes can carry 8 x 127 rockets instead of bombs |
| Corsair F.III | fighter | 8/1943 - 7/1944 | 430 | 8/1946 | USN F3A-1, as F4U-1A but with fixed wings |
| Corsair F.IV | fighter (400 planes), fighter-bomber (532 planes) | 8/1943 - 1944 (400 planes), 4/1944 - 1945 (532 planes) | 400 (ex-FG-1) and 532 (ex-FG-1D) |
8/1946 |
ex-USN FG-1: as F4U-1 but with fixed wings ex-USN FG-1D: as F4U-1D but with fixed wings |
| Modification | Corsair F.I |
|
Wing span, m |
10.5 |
|
Length, m |
10.16 |
|
Height, m |
4.90 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
29.17 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
4074 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
6350 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 |
| Power, h. p. | 2000 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 671 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 293 |
| Flying range, km | 1633 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 15.9 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 11245 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 6 x 12.7 MG |
Corsair F.IV
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