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F4U corsair mods to make it suitable for carrier landings.



 
 
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Old September 29th 07, 05:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default F4U corsair mods to make it suitable for carrier landings.

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?

 




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