1/48 F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 61070  [61070]

With regards to the Vought F4U-1A Corsair

After suffering hefty losses towards japan Navy's Zero fighters in initial phases associated with Pacific War, the U.S. Navy became dedicated to developing new fighters effective at switching the tides of aerial combat. The sort of fighters completed up being the Corsair, first developed become a premier cost, provider borne aircraft. Created for this fresh Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2000hp engine, and switching the greatest propeller ever attached to a fighter airplane (4m dia.), this gull-winged wonder finished up being destined become profitable.
In June 1942, the F4U-1 manufacturing models made their maiden journey. But due to the restricted ahead industry of view, and thus of a propeller clean effect caused them to stall remaining wing first during low price landings, they first was indeed used as land based fighters. Succeeding the F4U-1 inside summer of 1943 wound up being the F4U-1A, that has been created using a long rear wheel landing gear shaft, a somewhat modified glazed canopy, and notably triangular strip of metal bolted towards right best the wing to equalize the stall and supply a diverse berth towards the roll left at touch-down.

Despite these improvements, the most recent F6F Hell Cat ended up used after the main carrier-borne aircraft, plus initial combat Corsairs became relegated to land based usa aquatic squadrons in Southern Pacific. Immense Boyington and second Lieutenant Hanson the U.S. Marines, Lt. Kepford with regards to the Navy alongside ace-pilots, fearlessly travelled the F4U-1A into tough air-combats, overwhelming japan Zero fighters with tremendous top price and six 12.7mm hefty product firearms.