• Hi Guest!
    You can help ensure that British Car Forum (BCF) continues to provide a great place to engage in the British car hobby! If you find BCF a beneficial community, please consider supporting our efforts with a subscription.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

A bit of aviation history

Share this page

Didn't Shakespeare say something about " a rose by any other name " ?

Here's the Corsair we restored:


Following all the changes in a/c designations over the years can drive you nuts.
 
The Corsairs had so many mods over their lifespan it was tough to keep up with. Carrier pilots nicknamed them Ensign killers meaning many low-time pilots were hurt or killed in them trying to land on carriers because they would go blind when flaring out losing sight of the deck, signalman, and arresting gear. They would inadvertently stall above the deck and bounce missing the arresting cable and either crash into tied-down aircraft or go overboard. Some low timers were killed on take-off as torque would take over before the new ensign who punched the throttle too soon knew what was happening! The Navy changed the approach pattern just for the Corsairs carrier landing to a circle pattern to give the pilot the ability to see the deck and LDO, which did help considerably, but if the pilot felt he was too slow over the deck and punched the throttle, especially on the later higher horsepower models and 4 blade propeller, he would be on his back before he could get off the power. Very few men ever survived landing upside down in a Corsair! Most went on to land-based squadrons where they would shine! Saying all of that, I loved the aircraft, as some here know, I went to school and worked on a few of them back in the 50s. PJ
 
Last edited:
FB_IMG_1668972383171.jpg
 
Should'a scared th' crap outta the Axis powers.
 
NutmegCT said:
Did anyone notice where all those Corsairs and Hellcats are stored?
Click to expand...
Looks like an airship hanger. I'm not sure which one though.
 
Paul - you're a K-ship man. Here's an article you might enjoy:

K-sip.jpg


airandspace.si.edu

K-Ships vs. U-Boats

Historian Thomas Paone explores the important role played by K-ships in hunting German U-Boats during World War II.
airandspace.si.edu airandspace.si.edu
 
NutmegCT said:
Paul - you're a K-ship man. Here's an article you might enjoy:

View attachment 90615

airandspace.si.edu

K-Ships vs. U-Boats

Historian Thomas Paone explores the important role played by K-ships in hunting German U-Boats during World War II.
airandspace.si.edu airandspace.si.edu
Click to expand...
Thanks Tom, nice article. The sonar device, we called a "Fish" they'er speaking of was dropped down and towed on a 1000 + foot cable, it worked very well. We flew out of Lakehurst N.J.
 
Back
Top