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length main=33 ft 8 inlength alt=10.30 mspan main=41 ft 0 inspan alt=12.50 mheight main=16 ft 1 inheight alt=4.90 marea main=350 ft² area alt=32.5 m²empty weight main=9,205 lb empty weight alt=4,175 kgloaded weight main=14,000 lbloaded weight alt=6,350 kgmax takeoff weight main=14,670 lbmax takeoff weight alt=6,654 kgengine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W Double Wasptype of prop=18-cylinder radialnumber of props=1power main=2,450 hppower alt=1,827 kWWEP>max speed main=446 mphmax speed alt=717 km/h) at 26,200 ft (7,986 mrange main=with external fuel tanks, 1,560 milesrange alt=2,510 km ceiling main=41,500 ftceiling alt=12,649 mclimb rate main=3,100 ft/min climb rate alt=945 m/minloading main= lb/ft² loading alt= kg/m²power/mass main= hp/lbarmament=
* 6× .50 cal Browning M2 machine guns
** 4× 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon replace machine guns on F4U-4B and -4C
* 8× 5 in (127 mm) rockets or 2× 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs

References

External links

*Warbird Alley: F4U Corsair page
*Corsairs in French service
*http://www.thecorsairexperience.com Interviews with Corsair pilots
*http://www.F4Ucorsair.com Information on the remaining Corsair projects, museum Corsairs, and blueprints
*Baa Baa Black Sheep the television series
*http://history.navy.mil/branches/hist-ac/fighter.htm US Navy performance charts for F4U-4
*http://www.geocities.com/slakergmb/id3.htm Comprehensive collection of historical flight data charts and reference material
*Vought F4U Corsair

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