F4U Corsair starts up

Corsair fires up on flight line at Davenport (Iowa) Air Show.
Turn it up loud!
Note: The brief noise at about 0:22 is a golf cart starting up near my position.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• F4U
• Corsair
• air
• show
• Davenport
• Warbirds

[jsgg]

My Grandfather (ex-RNZAF) flew these in the Solomon Islands late in the war, flying from Henderson Field. Always called it his favourite aircraft.

[InsideDope]

@jsgg He had to be a very interesting man. What an experience that had to be.

[ohcanadaffw]

My grandmother worked at NYU ,during the war, drafting the plans for the characteristic wings.  I am very proud of her contributions.

[InsideDope]

@ohcanadaffw As well you should be. How cool would it be to have some of the original blueprints.

[TBM3EAvenger]

@InsideDope rule of thumb with a radial engine if there isn't a puddle of oil under the engine, it's out of oil so you better fill it up before you start it...an old joke told to me by an Avenger pilot.

[SgtGrant23]

@Xx69roadrunnerxX yup 2 per cylinder for 18 cylinders that's what magnetos are for

[ohcanadaffw]

@InsideDope Original blue prints would be interesting for sure. However, I can assure you that she doesn't have them as her work was highly classified. I'm not even sure if my grandfather, who was with her in NY (his deploying point to France) at the time, knew precisely what she was up to!

[FiveCentsPlease]

@barmtrail

There are advantages to both. The inline V offered better streamlining for less air resistance and better visibility for the pilot, but it relied on liquid cooling which could be damaged easily. The radials were rugged but with a large frontal area. The radials could take more punishment. The R-2800 brought many pilots home after being damaged.

[agcatdriver]

@MrJp990 This particular Corsair appears to be an F4U-5N... they were one of the last and most updated and powerful variants of the Corsair. They were used quite a bit in a night fighter role, hence the reason for the darker blue, almost black paint scheme. The -5N can be recognized by the longer nose from canopy to cowling, and by the dual air intake scoops on each side of the lower cowling.

[ralliartfanevoix]

@Xx69roadrunnerxX any engine that burns Avgas/petrol uses spark plugs.

[4thstooge]

@TBM3EAvenger It has a Pratt & Whitney R 2800 18 cyl .engine not a 14.