Wildcats, Dauntless, Hellcats I'm pretty sure they all had folding wings, the British had the Seafire, a spitfire with arresting hook and folding wings.
Dauntless's and the first two proudction batches of wildcats did not have folding wings and some of the japanese planes like the B5N torpedo bomber(kate) and it's replacement the B6N (jill) had folding wings,where the A6M's (zero) and D3A( val) had folding wing tips,but the val's replacement the D4A(grace) had folding wings
And for an interesting contrast, go to the Corsair chief designer's home state and see the humble origins from which he started...if it were only possible.
Rex Beisel's childhood home was a tent in a coal mining camp. Many of his odd jobs usually involved carpentry when not working in the coal mines as a breaker boy or mule driver. The capper was the summer job he took after soph. year at college painting a rural bridge, and having to rehab a chicken coop for shelter.
You're welcome! Rex was a Univ. of Washington alumni a dozen years before Corsair ace Greg "Pappy" Boyington of the legendary USMC VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" would graduate from there with a degree in aeronautical engineering.
Britain's RJ Mitchell was even more intensely driven developing his Spitfire that it surely compounded the cancer that would take his life at age 42, just 27 months before the start of WWII.
Thanks for this vintage color film of the Corsair! Super!
demort71 9 months ago
The British actually "clipped" the wings on the Corsairs they had, so they would fit in the smaller hanger decks of the British carriers
4thstooge 2 years ago
beautiful bird
itshammer 2 years ago 2
Wildcats, Dauntless, Hellcats I'm pretty sure they all had folding wings, the British had the Seafire, a spitfire with arresting hook and folding wings.
dhymers 2 years ago
And the SeaFury, look that up, its awesome.
dhymers 2 years ago
yeah they all had folding wings, shame about the sea fury crash at duxford airshow a few years ago tho :(
, and the marks of seafire with contra-rotating props as well :D
wezza36 2 years ago
Dauntless's and the first two proudction batches of wildcats did not have folding wings and some of the japanese planes like the B5N torpedo bomber(kate) and it's replacement the B6N (jill) had folding wings,where the A6M's (zero) and D3A( val) had folding wing tips,but the val's replacement the D4A(grace) had folding wings
snakestomper 1 year ago
How many WWII aircrafts had holding wings? This is the only one I know of...
diverdanaccount 3 years ago
quite alot did, TBM avengers, TBD dauntless dive bombers, Devestator torpedo bombers, Widcat/hellcat/bearcat, sea fury's etc.. :)
wezza36 2 years ago
four or five... possible more...
SHRIKE427 2 years ago
BAsically all carrier-planes had folding wings
livadi9 2 years ago
And for an interesting contrast, go to the Corsair chief designer's home state and see the humble origins from which he started...if it were only possible.
Rex Beisel's childhood home was a tent in a coal mining camp. Many of his odd jobs usually involved carpentry when not working in the coal mines as a breaker boy or mule driver. The capper was the summer job he took after soph. year at college painting a rural bridge, and having to rehab a chicken coop for shelter.
True grit, Rex.
orcstr8d 3 years ago
Thank you very much for this valuable information, I am impressed.
nuclear944 3 years ago
You're welcome! Rex was a Univ. of Washington alumni a dozen years before Corsair ace Greg "Pappy" Boyington of the legendary USMC VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" would graduate from there with a degree in aeronautical engineering.
Britain's RJ Mitchell was even more intensely driven developing his Spitfire that it surely compounded the cancer that would take his life at age 42, just 27 months before the start of WWII.
orcstr8d 3 years ago
Oh yes, I've heard about Reginald Mitchell..
Anyway, wish you all a nice aviation week!
nuclear944 3 years ago
A more beatiful aircraft in the world, my country had this machine iin the ´50s.
Tarapatintirintintin 3 years ago 2
Early F4Us sported the non-gloss lighter colors.
Author109 4 years ago
Interesting color scheme. Thought all of the F4Us were dark blue.
tigergoldgto 4 years ago
The F4U followed the same painting schemes as other navy aircraft. But most pictures of F4Us are of later dates.
Vermiliontea 3 years ago