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F4U-5 ferry range
I am writing a story involving the F4U-5 Corsair. The various websites
list the combat range but none shows a ferry range with full fuel and drop tanks. Does anyone know the max ferry range with attached gas tanks? Thanks, Sac Writer |
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BuAer published "Standard Aircraft Charcteristics" for each aircraft. The aviation branch of the Naval Historical Center has reproduced these for a number of Navy aircraft at their web site. The quality is sometimes so-so and not all aircraft are included, but they do have the F4U-4 specs, including performance summary and range graph:
www.history.navy.mil/branches/hist-ac/f4u-4.pdf And of course the -4 is not the -5, but will be close. With 234 gal of internal fuel and two 150-gal external tanks, 1300 NM at 180 knots. The -5 had the same fuel numbers, but not the same engine. Quote:
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