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Fighter Aircraft: Vought F4U Corsair "The Bent Wing Fighter"
The aerodynamic capabilities of the Corsair also made the FSU-1 considerably faster than the Grumman F6F Hellcat and only 13 mph slower than the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Moreover, the F4U was ...
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GOODYEAR FG-1D CORSAIR
Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the ...