However, with the development of the prototype, the Navy wanted an aircraft that no other could match. Blackburn and Eric Hammel, about Navy Fighting Squadron 17 who flew Corsairs against the Japanese in World War II, the 2,800 cubic inch engine was a monster to fire up after it sat in subfreezing weather overnight. The R-2800 was the most powerful engine in the world in 1940, exceeding 100 horsepower per cylinder for each of its 18 cylinders.Īccording to "The Jolly Rogers," a novel by Navy Lt. With a quest of building a high performance, carrier-based fighter, it was decided early on to install the experimental XR-2800-4 version of the Pratt-Whitney Double Wasp engine into the Corsair. Often referred to as the "hog" or "bent wing," the Vought F4U Corsair made its mark on the pages of history from its creation in 1940 through its service in both World War II and the Korean War.ĭuring the Corsair's development, the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics already had a custom of issuing proposals for aircraft that pushed the limits of technology of the time.
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