{"product_id":"f4u-5n-corsair","title":"F4U-5N Corsair","description":"\u003cp\u003eHasegawa 1:48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a_item_topic\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eVought F4U Corsair\u003c\/b\u003e is an American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\"\u003efighter aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e that saw service primarily in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\" title=\"Korean War\"\u003eKorean War\u003c\/a\u003e. Designed and initially manufactured by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vought\" title=\"Vought\"\u003eChance Vought\u003c\/a\u003e, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goodyear_Aerospace\" title=\"Goodyear Aerospace\"\u003eGoodyear\u003c\/a\u003e, whose Corsairs were designated \u003cb\u003eFG\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brewster_Aeronautical_Corporation\" title=\"Brewster Aeronautical Corporation\"\u003eBrewster\u003c\/a\u003e, designated \u003cb\u003eF3A\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Corsair was designed and principally operated as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrier-based_aircraft\" title=\"Carrier-based aircraft\"\u003ecarrier-based aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e, and entered service in large numbers with the U.S. Navy and Marines in World War II. It quickly became one of the most capable carrier-based \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter-bombers\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fighter-bombers\"\u003efighter-bombers\u003c\/a\u003e of the war.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter, and U.S. naval aviators' claims suggested an 11:1 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kill_ratio\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kill ratio\"\u003ekill ratio\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Early problems with carrier landings and logistics led to it being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat\" title=\"Grumman F6F Hellcat\"\u003eGrumman F6F Hellcat\u003c\/a\u003e, powered by the same \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp\" title=\"Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp\"\u003eDouble Wasp\u003c\/a\u003e engine first flown on the Corsair's initial prototype in 1940.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-f4ucorsair.com_6-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The Corsair's early deployment was to land-based squadrons of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Marine_Corps\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"U.S. Marine Corps\"\u003eU.S. Marine Corps\u003c\/a\u003e and U.S. Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF4U-5\u003c\/b\u003e: A 1945 design modification of the F4U-4, first flown on 21 December 1945, was intended to increase the F4U-4 Corsair's overall performance and incorporate many Corsair pilots' suggestions. It featured a more powerful Pratt and Whitney R-2800-32(E) engine with a two-stage supercharger,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-swanboroughp406_153-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e rated at a maximum of 2,760 hp (2,060 kW). Other improvements included automatic blower controls, cowl flaps, intercooler doors, and an engine oil cooler; spring tabs for the elevators and rudder; a completely modernized cockpit; a completely retractable tail wheel; and heated cannon bays and pitot head. The cowling was lowered two degrees to help with forward visibility, but perhaps most striking as the first variant to feature all-metal wings (223 units produced).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-154\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Maximum speed was 408 knots (470 mph) and max rate of climb at sea level 4,850 feet per minute.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-156\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF4U-5N\u003c\/b\u003e: Radar-equipped version (214 units produced)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61seY6Uox0L._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Amazon.com: HASEGAWA 09075 1\/48 F4U-5N Corsair : Arts, Crafts \u0026amp; Sewing\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hasegawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58223214494080,"sku":"09075","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Has09075.jpg?v=1780833130","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/f4u-5n-corsair","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}