Vintage Aviation News on MSN4d
Vultures Row Aviation's F4U Corsair Restorations Update
At Vultures Row Aviation, Chuck Wahl is reviving the legendary Vought F4U Corsair through meticulous restoration. The ...
The National Interest18d
America’s Vought F4U Corsair Terrified the Japanese Military in WWII
Vought’s answer was the F4U Corsair. The Corsair became ... But possibly the most aesthetically distinct feature of the Corsair was the inverted gull wing. The anhedral angle, where the wing ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
Restoration: Connecticut’s State Warbird
In 2005, the Connecticut legislature unanimously declared the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the renowned World War II fighter with an inverted gull wing, its Official State Aircraft. “It was a no ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
How the Navy Tamed the “Killer Corsair”
The Corsair legend ... the Chance Vought F4U Corsair were a disaster. In fall 1942, Lieutenant Commander Sam Porter tested the feasibility of operating the Navy’s bent-wing fighter from the ...