Yea I think you're right about the carrier landing problems with the Corsair. If I remember correctly the landing gear had to be beefed up because of the violent stress put on planes when landing on carriers. It's pretty much a controlled crash.
Yea I think you're right about the carrier landing problems with the Corsair. If I remember correctly the landing gear had to be beefed up because of the violent stress put on planes when landing on carriers. It's pretty much a controlled crash.
The trick was to bank in a circle and keep the carrier deck in sight as long as possible during the landing approach. The nose on the Corsair made seeing anything - even on regular ground maneuvers, exceedingly difficult. The prop on 'em was like 13', so it was pretty high and visibility sucked.
It wasn't the perfect plane, but it sure was awesome. It's pretty much one of the most awesome things humans have ever devised. It's at least ten times more awesome than a yo-yo that lights up.
The trick was to bank in a circle and keep the carrier deck in sight as long as possible during the landing approach. The nose on the Corsair made seeing anything - even on regular ground maneuvers, exceedingly difficult. The prop on 'em was like 13', so it was pretty high and visibility sucked.
It wasn't the perfect plane, but it sure was awesome. It's pretty much one of the most awesome things humans have ever devised. It's at least ten times more awesome than a yo-yo that lights up.
I believe the Hellcat has more confirmed kills than the Corsair - but that's largely because (I think) they didn't learn how to land it on carriers until after the Brits figured it out and, until then, the Marines mostly used them and they used them from island runways.
I think that, had they started and had the same theater to work in, they'd have had a more appreciable kill level.
I also have an undying fondness for the Mosquito.
I linked Owly to this link, earlier:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland
I love planes.
Also, I got an email telling me that I should post on regular Phuks, instead of just in the guitar sub, more often.
I quite like planes. If you get bored, and haven't seen it, you can use YouTube and pirate "Wings Over Russia" and there's one other documentary series with a name that escapes me. Wings of the Soviet Union, maybe? I dunno... I smoke a lot of pot.
Anyhow, the Hellcat was an awesome plane. It had things like a self-sealing fuel cell, armor for the pilot, and giant rounds. The Zero was pretty much a 1973 Datsun that flew and blew up a bit easier. They were nimble, but couldn't take a punch.