On Sep 30, 12:19 am, (Andrew Robert Breen) wrote:
In article om,

wrote:
When tested by the USN it was found that the Corsair was not suitable
for use on carriers:
1 Long nose obscured sight of the deck
2 oil leaks over cockpit glass
3 undercarriage oleos would bottom out and bounce the aircraft of the
landing wire
4 Abrupt stall.

The royal Navy overcame 1 via a curved semi-circular approach and 2 by
wiring the cowling shut over the windows.

How were all of the other problems solved to allow carrier opperations?

In the Corsair I the solution to 3. and 4. was to "be more careful
landing". Corsair II had modified valving in the oelos

Propably a tapering rod that closed of the oriface through which the
oleo oil flowed as the strut compressed.
This would then tend to absorb the impact energy of landing and
convert it into turbulent oil and heat instead
of simply storing it and then releasing it.



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