Vought F4U Corsair
1940 fighter aircraft family by Chance Vought
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Summary
Vought F4U Corsair is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,530 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Salvadoran Air Force[3], French Navy[4], Honduran Air Force[5], Royal New Zealand Air Force[6], Fleet Air Arm[7], United States Navy[8], United States Marine Corps[9]
- Manufacturer: Vought[10], Goodyear Aerospace[11], Brewster Aeronautical Corporation[12]
- Subclass of: carrier-capable fighter monoplane with 1 engine[13], single-seat fighter[14]
- Designed by: Rex Buren Beisel[15]
- Has use: air superiority fighter[16], close air support[17]
- Commons category: Vought F4U Corsair[18]
- Country of origin: United States[19]
- Powered by: R-2800 Double Wasp[20]
- Armament: M2 Browning[21], High Velocity Aircraft Rocket[22], unguided bomb[23], HS.404[24]
- First flight: May 29, 1940[25]
- Exhibition history: Wings of a Dream Museum[26], Tyrolean Jet Services[27], Vintage Wings of Canada[28], War Memorial of Korea[29], Fleet Air Arm Museum[30], Planes of Fame Air Museum[31], Santa Teresa[32], Fantasy of Flight[33], Experimental Aircraft Association[34]
- Service entry: December 28, 1942[35]
- Service retirement: January 1, 1979[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vought F4U Corsair[37]
- Commons gallery: F4U Corsair[38]
- Total produced: 12,618[39]
- Depicted by: Flying Legends[40]
- Described by source: Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[41], Flying Legends[42], Blue Paw Print[43]
- Nickname: Corsair[44], Phantom II[45]
- Wing configuration: inverted gull wing[46], monoplane[47]
- Length: 10.2 m[48]
- Height: 4.5 m[49]
- Wingspan: 12.5 m[50]
- Vehicle range: 1633 km[51]
Why It Matters
Vought F4U Corsair has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]