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The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the " Super Corsair ", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.
- F3a-1 Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that...
- F3a-1 Corsair
Die Vought F4U „Corsair“ war ein Kampfflugzeug des US-amerikanischen Herstellers Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft (ab 1942 Vought Aircraft). Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde der einmotorige Tiefdecker mit den charakteristischen Knickflügeln im Pazifikkrieg als Trägerflugzeug beim US Marine Corps sowie bei der US Navy eingesetzt.
Vought F4U Corsair (1940) – als F3A und FG auch von Brewster und Goodyear gebaut; Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942) Grumman F8F Bearcat (1944) – kein Kampfeinsatz mehr im Zweiten Weltkrieg; Goodyear F2G Corsair (1945) – Weiterentwicklung der F4U zur „Super Corsair“, Serienbau abgebrochen
The company opened a new factory in Arizona in 1941 which produced subassemblies, including subcontracted airframe construction and the design of the Goodyear F2G Corsair and Goodyear Duck. In the post-war era, the division began to diversify and made major contributions to the development of synthetic aperture radar .
Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair. Big, robust, and fast, the Goodyear F2G was often referred to as the "Super Corsair" for good reason. Designed and produced by Goodyear rather than Vought, the F2G design was initiated as a late World War II upgrade to the famous F4U Corsair series.
11. Nov. 2021 · And it stepped up big time—in fact, Goodyear accounted for about one-third of total Corsair production during World War II. While the planes were similar, Vought-produced Corsairs were designated F4U and Goodyear-made Corsairs were designated FG, for F ighter G oodyear.
