What's the advantage of the F4U Corsair's gull wing design?
2019年8月13日 · The wing shape in the F4U Corsair is called the inverted gull wing. The main reasons for use of this is the large propeller used in the aircraft. The Corsair design was in …
How fast were propeller planes during landing on aircraft carriers ...
2017年3月9日 · The F4U Corsair had similar performance. Stall speed: Landing condition - power on - MPH 74.5 . The carrier will typically try to recover with about 25-30 knots of wind down the …
aviation history - Did Japan actually use any production aircraft …
2020年8月17日 · I then realized that the inverted-gull wings aircraft that I was thinking of was an American fighter, the somewhat similarly-shaped Vought F4U Corsair: This got me curious on …
Did WW2-era aircraft have constant-speed or variable-pitch props?
I want to know if WW2-era aircraft typically had variable-pitch or constant-speed propellers. Variable-pitch lets the pilot adjust the propeller blade pitch. "Constant speed" is the same as …
What is this wire going from mid-fuselage to the tail on this 737?
2017年4月13日 · It is an HF (High Frequency) antenna. It is used for aircraft to communicate on overseas flights. VHF (Very High Frequency) airband radios are used for normal local and …
What are the advantages of more than 4 propeller blades?
2015年11月19日 · This increased structural weight is unacceptable as leads to a vicious cycle. An extreme case of this is the F4U Corsair, which had an inverted gull wing to accommodate the …
What are the pro/cons of polyhedral cranked wings?
2016年2月24日 · When this happens, the AOA on all main wing panels and tail plane is reduced since the airplane has an upward velocity component in the slipstream, resulting from this …
Why are Inline Engines more commonly used than Radial Engines?
2014年4月1日 · Turbocharged V1710s powered the P-38, making it an effective fighter at altitude. The Pratt and Whitney R2800 radial was used in the Hellcat, Corsair, and P-47. The Hellcat …
aviation history - Why are there so few Lancasters still flying ...
2017年2月18日 · Also true of the F4U Corsair, more flyable examples of it exist than the more numerous F6F Hellcat, because the Corsair was kept operational into the 1950's as a ground …
Why do most single propellers have a clockwise rotation?
The engine and propeller are a gyroscope and have a great gyroscopic effect on a light airplane like the Sopwith Camel. Gyroscopic procession for a clockwise rotating engine and propeller …