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How To Fly an F4U Cosair

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I love it!I inherited an unbuilt original
issue Corsair plastic kit from my Father.
I have yet to put it together.Thanks.

- Doug
 
Even after watching, don't think I'll try one just yet...they were spposed to be bears to fly...200+ gallons of fuel/hour max rate - 80 gallons/hr cruising...WOW!!
 
They weren't called "The Ensign Eliminator" for nothing! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
steves,cool film! weekend before last a pilot friend and i visited the bradley aircraft museum in ct, they have some neat stuff there but my main reason for going was to see their f4u. its always been my fav. there was a guy here in ct. that bought one several years ago upon take of the engine burped his response was to add throttle when the engine once again refired the torque was so great it flipped the plane over destroying both the ship and himself, hed been warned about this and it was recommended he buy a heck cat first to learn how to fly but didnt listen. i have a friend whos brother was one of the "black sheep" hes got some fantastic stories.
 
Great video. Reminds me of the old WW II Cape May training base (in NJ).

We have a Bent Wing Bird near my house, in Sussex County Airport (FWN). I'm not sure if it's based there, but it is there all the time.

It's loud but not as loud as the Skyraider that drops in once in a while (2800 HP, 3350 cubic inches, 18 cylinders)

Here's our local Corsair
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Too cool! F4U has always been one of my favorite war birds.

Not sure I could fly one but it dosn't seem as complicated as I would have thought.
 
I remember hearimg a speaker when I was a teenager and he told a story of transitioning to the Corsair from some other fighter (I wish I could remember which one). He was in a new unit an wanted to look to the other pilots like he knew what he was doing so he got it, went through the takeoff procedure, then ramped up the throttle way too fast and promptly nosed over and nearly killed himself.

His remaining career was much more distinguished.
 
Good vid!
Worth watching throughout just to see the field carrier approach in an aircraft you can't see straight ahead in.
Springfield has one which the owner flies a lot during the summer, along with his P-51. They're a joy to see and hear.
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I particularly liked the pre-takeoff check off list adjustments.

Elevator tab 1 dig up, rudder tab 6 digs right and aileron 6 digs right wing down all to compensate for the high toqure from that huge 2000 hp radial engine.

Thats's cool!
 
A 51 will put you on your back in a hurry also on take off if your a little too aggressive on the throttle before you get some control speed up. It takes a lot of torque to turn that big fan and a lot of control at low speed to compensate for it.
 
A 51 will put you on your back in a hurry also on take off if your a little too aggressive on the throttle before you get some control speed up. It takes a lot of torque to turn that big fan and a lot of control at low speed to compensate for it.
 
Talking about big fans (kind of related to the subject) - a little known fact except to those who've worked on'em is how much a helicopter's tail rotor compensates for the main rotor's torque.

Now it varies per airframe but the tail rotor has a set pitch to attain forward direction without any pilot input to the controls. However at a spcific airspeed the fusiloge of the aircraft (about 80knots on a Huey) takes over just by the air rushing past the body of the aircraft. At that point the tail rotor becomes nothing more than a rudder.

This comes in handy should your helo be damaged due to ground fire or mechanical issues and you lose your tail rotor. As long as you maintain at or above that speed, you're ok. However at lower speeds you’re going to screw yourself into the ground. But even at speed your still sc-rewed because you have to try to land eventually. Now I've never seen it done in person, but I suspect trying to land a Huey at 80 knots in a skids on landing (no landing gear or wheels) is not something any rotor head pilot would ever want to try willingly.
 
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