Inside the F4U-4 Corsair

[@BluePawPrint]

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[@sven9900]

when you gonna do Hungarian tanks

[@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg]

I know you have reasons, but would it be possible to stick to just one set of units for mass and length? Repeating everything in US and metric breaks up the flow. Personally I would prefer metric and everyone outside the States is familiar with that. I only mention it because the videos are so excellent otherwise that it seems a pity to have a flaw, however minor.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

I just Sub'ed to your amazing channel and thanks.... Old F-4 Phantom 2 fighter jet pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@skydrake_yt1801]

Can we see a mig 23ml?

[@alexisamaya8410]

Is this a sister chanel to Yarnhub?

[@LanielPhoto]

Thank You ! Very well done! No crap or bull - all to the point and very instructive. Great graphics.

[@TBNTX]

During WWII, my late father flew in his F4U from the deck of the CV-20 (USS Bennington) carrier. He told us of his delight in flying his Corsair. He'd often say how much it took to learn how to fly it, but once it was mastered, it became an extension of himself. On July 24, 1945, he bombed the IJN Hyuga in Kure harbor. The crew had to run it aground to prevent it from sinking. He was awarded the Navy Air Medal and the Navy Cross. All true!

[@josephgrosso8731]

God Bless your dad!

[@TBNTX]

@@josephgrosso8731 Those young brave men stemmed from the best generation of the times.

[@nsnoahstudios2890]

@@TBNTXAgreed

[@evansmith7969]

Hero!

[@jimmorrison306]

I’m glad you’re here to tell his story. He was part of our greatest generation. Men of his generation came home from the war and became leaders in our little town.

[@charleshathcock2585]

A very good friend of mine worked for Vought aviation for over 52 years. He was on the design team for the Corsair. On his 50th Anniversary with the company he was given a wood carving of the F4U Corsair, the detail is 100% accurate. Due to the passing of my friend I was given that model by his wife. That model plane means a lot to me and it sits in a cabinet along side of my favorite WW2 fighter plane, the P51 D Mustang.

[@matthewishunting]

RIP to your buddy, good on his wife to give it you. Awesome

[@philiphough6372]

Hey asome. Please share a pic it would be nice to see it. Thanks Philip

[@arcanondrum6543]

And if you ever want to sell that George, please let me know.

[@bobrivett7645]

Maybe one day you should pass it to museum, national museum maybe or local.

[@ronammologist16]

What an honor!

[@Awesomes007]

Grandpa, Paco, died in 2001. A Marine who fought in a Corsair, dropping bombs and napalm in the Pacific. He would have LOVED this video. I’m loving it for him. Thank you.

[@weaselhead6771]

Sorry for your loss. I had no idea how awesome this plane was.

[@bobrivett7645]

Semper Fi to your grandfather

[@SilerHarmon-o7u]

He was a good soldier, maybe even the best 🫡

[@georgiabigfoot]

Semper Fi to Paco. Can you share with us his salsa recipe ?

[@charlesstone8262]

I was an aviation electrician in the USMC during the Korean era. I worked on the corsair from the FG1D to the F4U4 as well as SNJ's, SB2C's, JRB's, PBY's and some others that I can't remember the designations. The F4U was a fantastic machine!

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Thank you for your service Sir! Nice to have you still with us🙏

[@pablopeter3564]

THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE ¡ Greetings from Mexico City

[@bobrivett7645]

Semper Fi to service

[@Happy11807]

There is a restored F4U-5 At a little air port close to my home! Love to watch it fly. What a BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANE !

[@FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644]

OK....I'm just going to say it: This video has a dreamlike quality. The shots of the corsair flying thru the air, while engine panels are removed and air induction for cooling the engine are explained (all while the clouds slowly pass by and the corsair's reflection is shown @ 3:35 ) , well I felt as if I was floating in the air right along her. The gentle background music gives it all an angelic feel and only enhanced the above feelings even more. OUTSTANDING simply OUTSTANDING.

[@cleverusername9369]

12:04 the added detail of the spent bullet casings being ejected is extraordinary. This is spectacular work

[@peghead]

Can you imagine the volume of spent cartridge cases scattered across much of Europe and the Pacific from aerial engagements?

[@DavidWing]

@@peghead I imagine it was also not that uncommon in dogfights to get peppered with spent brass!

[@rocistone6570]

@@DavidWing As much brass as that meant on the ground, there was still more in the air. Inside the cockpit!

[@philmcconnell5830]

Well, that was the BEST presentation I have EVER seen!!!!! I love the way you pulled bits of the aircraft apart to demonstrate how that particular system works. So many people put out utter waffle on KZbin lately, so it is really refreshing to see something put out by someone who really knows their stuff - and can explain it in layman's terms. Please accept a big pat on the back. Thanks!!!

[@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg]

That landing gear is a design masterstroke. It not only allows for the gullwing shape but also means that bombs can be carried close to the fuselage. This makes the aircraft more stable if just one bomb is used at a time.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

The landing gear sucked bobo! At least the original design was much to stiff, it was one of the major issues screwing up the carrier landings, it caused the planes to bounce on the landing deck. Another flaw the British fixed. The Royal Navy engineers modified the landing gear, replacing valves in the struts. The US navy originally refused them because of flaws, and design. It was US Marine land-based squadrons who first introduced the F4U Corsair to combat in February 1943.

[@akritasdigenis4548]

But the basic concept of this landing gear was good, regarding the fact it was eventually fixed@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172

[@dukecraig2402]

​@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 The British Navy had absolutely nothing to do with the upgrades to the F4U or it's landing gear, that's just more WW2 myth nonsense born from post war British aviation writer's making up that malarkey because they knew it'd be a sensation with their target audience and would sell a lot of books, same goes with that nonsense myth that the Royal Navy taught US Navy pilots how to land F4U's on carrier's. It was VF-17 who worked directly with Vought to improve the F4U resulting in the F4U-1A, anyone that believes that an American aircraft manufacturer would seek help from the armed forces of another country during a war and when it's own country has a naval program bigger than anyone else's on the planet needs to have their head examined for believing it. Tommy Blackburn, commander of VF-17 and his squadron worked with Vought in the spring of 1943 when they were getting carrier qualified on the converted steamship USS Charger in Chesapeake Bay, as a result Vought promised VF-17 the very first production F4U-1A's when they came off the assembly line, after carrier qualification they were assigned to the brand new Essex class carrier USS Bunker Hill, the Bunker Hill and VF-17 did their work up together in the Caribbean off the coast of Jamaica, when they returned to Newport News to prepare to ship out to the Pacific as promised was the very first F4U-1A's off the assembly line waiting on them, they could see them from the deck of the Bunker Hill as it pulled into port. VF-17 departed the states on the Bunker Hill headed for the Solomon Islands Campaign but during a scheduled stop at Pearl Harbor for provisions they were informed that ComAirLand (the Navy department in charge of all aircraft) had ordered all F4U's removed from carrier service because of the lack of spare parts and qualified maintenance crews for that aircraft type, that's why F4U's were removed from carrier service not because of that nonsense story that United States Navy pilots couldn't land their own aircraft on their own carrier's, that's another nonsense story that anyone who believes it needs to have their head examined, and it was also VF-17 who came up with the wedge shaped wood block put on the leading edge of the right wing to correct it's nasty left wing stall characteristic at lower speed during the time they worked with Vought improving the F4U, yea right, they needed someone else to teach them how to land in a carrier, sure thing. And it was later when the Japanese launched their Kamikaze campaign in ernest that because of the F4U's superior climb rate and top speed over the F6F that it was determined to place an F4U squadron on each Essex class carrier, so they could take off first and with their superior climb rate and speed intercept incoming Kamikaze's with F6F's launching behind them to intercept any that made it through the F4U's, that's why they were later returned to carrier service not that bedtime story fairytale invented by a bunch of big mouthed braggers taking credit for something they don't deserve who claim it was because the Royal Navy taught US Navy pilots how to land their own aircraft on their own carrier's, that's just another nonsense WW2 myth that there's not one shred of proof it's true beyond "We say so", no record's, no testimony from US pilots about being trained by the Royal Navy, no orders showing any US Navy pilots to report somewhere to be trained by the Royal Navy, there's not one bit of actual proof to back it up, it's a fairytale invented by the British after the war is all that amounts to.

[@dukecraig2402]

​@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 No they didn't, that's just more nonsense claimed by the British about the F4U and it's service history after the war, it was VF-17 who worked directly with Vought to improve the F4U resulting in the F4U-1A during their carrier qualifications on the converted steamship USS Charger in Chesapeake Bay in the late winter and spring of 1943, it was also VF-17 that developed the wedge shaped piece of wood attached to the leading edge of the right wing to give it the same stall speed as the left wing during their time qualifying on Charger. Anyone who believes that a US aircraft manufacturer would seek help from the armed forces of another country during a war and when the United States had the largest naval program in the world needs to have their head examined, the same thing goes with that cock and bull story about the Royal Navy supposedly teaching US Navy pilots how to land their own aircraft on their own carrier's, anyone who believes that fairytale also needs their head examined, that's all nonsense invented by British aviation writer's believing a bunch of big mouthed braggers taking credit for something they don't deserve and eagerly printing it in books knowing it'd be a sensation with their target audience and would sell books for them. After carrier qualification and working with Vought to improve the F4U VF-17 was assigned to the brand new Essex class carrier USS Bunker Hill, the two did their work up together in the Caribbean off the coast of Jamaica, upon returning to Newport News Vought as promised for helping improve the F4U had supplied VF-17 with the first F4U-1A's off the assembly line, with their new F4U-1A's VF-17 and the Bunker Hill left the states for the Solomon Islands Campaign, however when they stopped at Pearl Harbor to take on provisions they were informed that ComAirLand, the Navy's department in charge of all aircraft, ordered all F4U's removed from carrier service because of the lack of spare parts and qualified maintenance crews, that's why F4U's were removed from carrier service not because US Navy pilots couldn't figure out how to land them on carrier's, at Pearl VF-17 was unloaded from the Bunker Hill and replaced with an F6F unit, afterwards it was loaded onto another carrier and sent to the island of Espiritu Santo in the Solomon's where they occupied the land based air strip there. During their time on Espiritu Santo VF-17 became the most successful F4U unit in history credited with 154.5 Japanese aircraft destroyed, 27 probables and 25 damaged, and they had more aces than any other F4U unit, yea, that sounds like guy's who needed someone else to teach them how to land their own aircraft, sure thing. Later on, and after spare parts were available and enough qualified maintenance crews had been trained when the Japanese launched their Kamikaze campaign in ernest in June of 1944 it was deemed to assign an F4U squadron to each Essex class carrier, the idea being that with it's superior climb rate and top speed over the F6F that F4U's would take off first to intercept incoming Kamikaze's with F6F's launching behind them to intercept any that made it through, that's why the Navy reinstated them to carrier service not because the Royal Navy taught US Navy pilots how to land their own aircraft on their own carrier's, there's not one shred of evidence that it's true, no record's of US Navy pilots ordered to report somewhere for training by the Royal Navy, no photographs, no testimony from US Navy pilots of being trained somewhere by the Royal Navy, no evidence whatsoever beyond "We say so", yea, right.

[@lesliemacmillan9932]

It wasn't the landing gear that allowed the wing shape but the wing shape allowed the landing gear to be short enough to survive carrier landings.

[@joeterzio7175]

The level of detail on these videos is amazing. The attention to detail is incredible.

[@philipcollura2669]

Pixar-level graphics were mesmerizing. I almost clicked past your video.. After watching for only a minute, I was hooked. Well done, no, make that superbly done.

[@eltonyancey6426]

Yes,it is great work.

[@MLN-yz4ph]

First this is wonderfully done and had to take ton of time to research and model. The thing people need to remember is this was all done back in the day with paper and slide rules. As someone that is old but not quite that old, I know AutoCad and paper drafting. And now with things like Solid Works doing full 3D from the jump people should really look back at how far and fast things have moved. The people that came up with this really had there stuff together.

[@tommcintyre2963]

Great video, well researched. Correction. It was not an Air Force plane, it was a Navy/Marine brute that taught young pilots about torque. Please keep up the good work.

[@doggonemess1]

As a Navy brat, I can tell you that saying the Corsair was an Air Force craft is fightin' words. XD

[@lhkraut]

I have to agree, this is a top notch video. This was the only error I found also. I am really looking forward to watching more from this channel!

[@beeenn649]

One other error, production ended in 1952, not 53, with the Goodyear FG-1D being the final variant.

[@tomwalsh7832]

One glaring error is about the wing construction. Although some of the wing parts are fabric covered, the leading edge as well as the top and bottom of the wing are absolutely, positively, sheet metal covered. The ailerons are fabric the flaps are metal.

[@doggonemess1]

@@tomwalsh7832 I assumed the whole thing was aluminum - I had no idea they were still using doped fabric in WWII. I've still got a lot to learn, I guess.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

0:53 The US navy originally rejected it, as the cockpit was positioned back and lack of proper visibility due to the air frame being so high and angled up, so as to accommodate the huge propeller, pilots couldn't see to land, and adjusting the angle caused the right wing to stall out. So between wing stall, and over throttle high torque flipping, the USA navy didn't want it scratching the landing deck of its carries. The British made some modifications, a wedge riveted to the front of the starboard (right) wing cured the one wing stall, and adjustments to the landing gear to soften the landing. Plus they adopted methods used to land their own long nosed fighter, the Seafire, called ‘crabbed’ landing. Developed by British Captain Eric Melrose (Winkle) Brown. By Swinging the nose to starboard with the rudder, while counteracting the swing putting on a slight opposite bank. He made the Seafire ‘crab’ in sideways, to give a better a view of the deck over the wing. 😊😊👍👍

[@FrancisSullivan-j7t]

That is the MOST INFORMED,ACCURATE ASSESSMENT of this Aircraft I've seen..Most people aren't aware of what you stated.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

@@FrancisSullivan-j7t Thank you much appreciated. 😊

[@geordiedog1749]

There was a guy in the FAA who bought a whole load of Corsairs in ‘43 for the Royal Navy as soon as he heard that the USN didn’t fancy them. Did it without authorisation. Balls or what?

[@williamolivadoti3867]

I saw hundreds of Corsairs come out the factory door and fly off over the Sound. My father was the Chief electrical inspector for Chance Bought during WW2. He was also chief inspector for Pratt&Whitney and Remington Arms as a bomb tester /inspector. He lost hearing in one ear when a bomb exploded. In the War years, many personnel were shifted around as a shortage of manpower existed. I also saw Sikorsky helicopters as the two factories were close to each other.

[@jamesmcdonnell5617]

Where these factories located for the Corsair and Sikorski, respectively?

[@jameseast7966]

I think they were on Long Island Chance Vaught was in the Dalas, Ft Worth area.​@@jamesmcdonnell5617

[@billclanton1140]

CHANCE VOUGHT

[@raybame5816]

Stratford, Conn. Same buildings were used to make Huey's in the '60's then upgraded for Blackhawk production now.@@jamesmcdonnell5617

[@thor6319]

I dated a girl in High School who’s father was a decorated USMC aviator in WWII. He described that he flew in VMF213, sister squadron to VMF214, led by Greg Boyington. He told me about a number of events during his service. Downing multiple Japanese aircraft in a single engagement, bailing out of a shot up F4U, ditching a damaged F4U and several more stories. Since I can now see on the internet - 45 years later - that he was awarded 4 DFCs during his years of service - 3 in WWII and one in Korea - I will take his word for everything he told me. The F4U is my favorite USN/USMC recip warbird. If I could own a warbird, this would be the one.

[@PanzerFeldmarschall]

Not to disparage the USMC aviator. You may be thinking of 4 Air Medals. I don't know of anyone receiving 4 DFC. Maybe 1500+ 2nd awards and at least 1 3rd Award to a British pilot.

[@thor6319]

@@PanzerFeldmarschall Google Raymond Arthur Boag. USMC.

[@louieluna3039]

Great presentation! I have not read all the comments yet. In case no one has brought this up so far, I will mention one correction. At the end of this video, it was mentioned the Corsair served in the United States Air Force. This should be changed to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (plus British Royal Navy if you so choose). That is all I can point out. You can bet I will watch this over and over again, it's that enjoyable (especially to an aircraft mechanic such as me).

[@Timothy-lb2vr]

Another aircraft mechanic checking in. This is a flying killer. A tank with wings. Equally adept at ground strafing, dog fighting or outright bombing runs. The F4U was considered for installation of the Pratt & Whitney R 4360 28 cylinder air cooled radial engine capable of over 4000 HP. This configuration never came to fruition and there are no remaining F4U Corsair airframes with the R4360 engine configuration.

[@briandenison2325]

The French used it as well, I'm pretty sure the Royal New Zealand Airforce used the Corsair. I'm more of a Hellcat fan myself, love Grumman aircraft.

[@massmike11]

There are several F2g’s remaining. You can visit one at the boing museum of flight and I believe one still flies at the reno air races, well not reno anymore.

[@ChristinanathanWesterfie-pr4jj]

@@briandenison2325 atleast you can appreciate the cat and hog share the beast of an engine.

[@BericHolt]

@@briandenison2325 Yes, The RNZAF also flew these. My grandfather flew Corsairs in Guadacanal and the Solomon Islands for the kiwi airforce.

[@sfeddie1]

There are many KZbin videos showing how to prepare and start WWII fighters. I find that this is the most concise and easy to follow and understand than the others I have watched. This is a wonderful video about an equally wonderful airplane. Thank you.

[@PaddyPatrone]

Thanks for including metric units!

[@atomicwedgie8176]

Didn't need to read them both off... read one and list both... simple. Great graphics!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@megapet777]

I love it. Many channels seem to forget that tons of viewers are not from the US

[@RUDE7643]

Just wanted to make sure that everyone can understand just how badass this marvel of American engineering is.

[@lueyR]

Yeah and metric is superior... and before ya start... nasa use metric

[@BeingRomans829ed]

That's exactly what I thought. ​@@atomicwedgie8176

[@darrellmerino]

The accuracy and detail of your movie and the information it portrays is just stunning! Your work sets a new standard on so many levels. Absolutely Superb!

[@BluePawPrint]

Please let us know where we got stuff wrong or where we can improve. Hope you enjoyed the film. Thanks !

[@harrysummers9858]

AMAZING video! Some odd phrasing though? At 4:30 the guns are often reffered to just Fifty caliber right?

[@andrei-rj8er]

i mean he just referred to it as .50 cal

[@radicaljellyfish4435]

That legitimately surprised me with how detailed you guys were. If possible, I would like to see more detail on how the machine guns fired. More specifically how the trigger system worked. On naval aircraft, it would also be cool to see more detail on the tail hooks.

[@TexMechsRobot]

Very very well done. My only comment for correction is that this was a Navy plane and not an Air Force plane. Reference 19:50

[@scernefhaal]

Overall, the quality is amazing! The use of the model, its detailing and narrative is great, but it looks like some mishaps on the technical part are present. At 4:27 I’m not sure about the mid- and rear wing parts being covered in fabric. Firstly, you said earlier that only control surfaces were fabric-covered, and secondly, the model obviously shows metal hatches opening in the seconds after the statement. So yeah, probably metal skin Also, Corsair specifically has so many different variants, that I think it should be quite important to state that you are looking at just one of them. There is nothing wrong with doing that, but the aircraft went through multitude of engines, armament arrangements, fuselage designs etc. so, for the specificity of your video, I think saying the variant of the F-4U is much needed

[@rosavesos5370]

When I was stationed at Pensacola N.A.S., I actually got to get into the Corsair flown by none other than Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Was seven authorized to fire it up, and taxi it down to the "Hot pad" for engine run-ups and tuning. Didn't get to fly it though. Was helping the museum employees on 1 of my days off duty. Just to actually get in that Corsair and fire her up and taxi it was 1/2 of a bucket list item for me. The other half of that bucket list item is to actually fly that bird .

[@TBNTX]

I hope that one day your second bucket list item will be accomplished. ai'd love to fly in that bird, too.

[@rdks38]

Curious, not aware of "Pappy" flying multipule Corsairs, unless it was one from after the war? He was shot down and spent the last years of the war as a prisoner

[@MikiLund]

If my memory serves me correct, Pappy was the leader of the infamous "black sheeps" right?

[@massmike11]

He was shot down, it may have been painted in his marking but it wasn’t his bird.

[@cammobunker]

Greg Boyington's Corsair is currently sitting on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. He was shot down on January 3, 1944 by a Zero fighter during a huge dogfight. He bailed out of his burning Corsair and was picked up by a Japanese submarine.

[@RammYou2]

I just admired how technically beautiful these graphics were done. Never seen anything so accurate. I build airplanes and this is superb. The Corsair is one I have never built a model of due to the complex wing. Thank you for such perfection!

[@christianboutonnet1381]

I saw one in 1981 in Fort Lauderdale just out of paint and it was superb, it was the first time I saw one so ready and I have excellent memories of it because I love this plane .

[@Simon_Wahl]

Another Great video and nice Breakdown! I never knew it was such a hassle to get the Corsair in the air or land because of the torque… very interesting indeed!

[@bucketofbolts6823]

as the years went by the tourqe increased by the korean war the engine was so powerful that pilots started sayng it has enough tourqe to flip an entier house

[@philhawley1219]

The legendary Royal Navy test pilot Winkle Brown mastered the art of landing the Corsair on a pitching and rolling aircraft carrier and suggested alterations to the undercarriage. Making a huge change in its useability.

[@bucketofbolts6823]

@@philhawley1219 yup they started coming in from the side so they could see the flag person from the left side of the cockpit

[@rmrtxchl264]

My father flew P-47s in WW II out of England and France. They had the same basic engine as the F4U. He told me he saw more than one "newbie" kill himself by "cobbing the throttle" with the brakes set, causing so much torque that the airplane flipped over while standing still. Sad, but impressive.

[@rdks38]

The movie that came out in 2022, Devotion, made reference and shown the issue of the torque. Very good movie

[@Gonzo6389]

ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS ON KZbin, FINALLY INFORMED AND ENTERTAINED.

[@discoverlight]

Loved this video man, I got the notification while I was on bus and decided to wait to get home and watched comfortably in my coach, didn’t disappoint, the radial engine was my fav part, love that engine and the doubled wasp makes it so sexy and the sound they make is daunting, such a another great WWII masterpiece. Your channel has a bright future my man. 👏 👏

[@Querencias7]

Again I say (as I just did with the 'Inside the B-17 Flying Fortress' rendition): OUTSTANDING! Amazingly detailed graphics, even in functional mode. Colors, realism of scale and timing. True works of art here by BPP. The narration is clear, professional. And BTW, while a good sector of YT viewers complain, often without a smart opinion, about adding music to a plethora of action videos, I very much enjoy the serene background sounds that give, I believe, tranquil suspense and emphasis as the video advances. Well done indeed. It blends perfectly with the overall information and visual presentation of its engineering, history, specs, etc. Just beautiful. Major kudos, many thanks! PS: These magnificent renditions, in this case by BPP … imagine if they could have been available for the military industry and personnel during WW1, WW2 and so forth. Astonishing.

[@morbidvoy]

A killing machine in the air and from the air. A most remarkable aircraft!

[@donpope5524]

My father flew the F4U in the Navy. His best friend was a Marine F4U pilot. I may be wrong, but I believe that while the control surfaces were fabric covered, the surfaces aft of the main spar were aluminum. Great video!

[@donpope5524]

@@johnklatt3522 Thanks for the clarification...apparently the F4U-5 came out in 1945?

[@4ffff2ee]

i hope we can get an fw190 d-9 from you someday. it's gotta be my favourite single engine monoplane prop fighter of ww2

[@TomokosEnterprize]

The Corsair has always been a favorite of mine from being showcased on TV when I was growing up.

[@olgersalas84]

Baa Baa Black Sheep

[@monten3801]

Yeah, I knew somewhere in the comments somebody had to say they fell in love with it watching Black sheep squadron in the 70s. Great show with great plane!!!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

@@monten3801 Sure was.

[@GuyIncognito764]

Yes! My favorite plane. Just spent time with one on the Midway in San Diego last week.

[@stansburygreg]

This is my favorite airplane ever, mostly because of ‘Black Sheep Squadron’ and its beautiful wing shape. Thank you for this awesome video! I had die-cast toys of this plane as a kid. I sure wish I had them now.

[@nigelturpin3533]

Coo..fascinating throughout! Partially fabric covered wings. ..I had no idea...bit of a beast altogether...

[@GregoryHaynes]

Excellent instructive video! I enjoyed the whole thing. The cutaway/see-through scenes are fantastic!

[@Neptune997]

F4U served in the USN & USMC not the USAF.

[@Silverhks]

This has some truly spectacular animations. Well done!

[@MrKeithsplace]

Awesome video, my dad flew an F4U off CV21 Bennington end of WWII.

[@peghead]

My father was there, he boarded CV21 in 1945 just after it was repaired as a result of damage sustained in a typhoon.

[@painiscupcake5433]

3:40 Awesome how the (real) whisteling blends with the soundtrack

[@andrijasaviccsavic1124]

Duuude 2500 HP! That thing is a monster, no wonder rookies couldnt handle it! And it was guzler for sure!

[@williamballard6682]

The finest video I've seen on any subject, this is truly an amazing aircraft. Designed around an incredibly powerful engine, engineers had to find a way to tame, and to fly, the beautiful bird. This was my uncle's fighter in WWII, and he also flew support missions in Korea and Vietnam as well.

[@Metrallaroja]

Forgot to mention that 12 minutes of water injection is the duration of the water tank. But the engine can sustain water injection power for several hours until it needs a replacement. In fact all R-2800's had to pass the ''7-1/2 hour endurance test'', this test consisted of 2 hours 30 minutes of continous power at maximum power using water injection and 5 hours of ''Jazz'' which consisted of periods of 5 minutes of this max power using water injection followed by another 5 minutes of a low power setting until the 5 hours are completed.

[@Bronson2024]

Sounds like you're up on P&W radial engines. My dad was one of their first employees in 1930's. He started work in experimental test as a mechanics helper and worked his way up. He enlisted in the Navy for WW II. After the war he returned to his job. He started up and ran their first jet engine. He personally knew all the senior management on a one on one basis. In the 1980's . Yes the 1980's A senior VP who he worked with at one time called him up and said I heard through the grape vine you are going to retire to Florida. Pratt purchase his house in Connecticut move to him Florida all expensive paid and got him a job in the West Palm Beach plant until he retired few years later.

[@keithburton3713]

Background music in your videos is not necessary. It’s distracting and annoying.

[@jeffsiegel4879]

I'm a big warbird fan and found this really interesting and informative. I really appreciate the level of detail and your rendering of the cockpit made everything so much easier to understand and the various controls seemed to be easier to identify compared to the real one.

[@Weretyu7777]

Seeing these machines like this is amazing, and all the information you give makes it even better. If I might make a request, I'd like to see a video on the TBM Avenger torpedo bomber, the plane which was part of Flight 19.

[@godgunzndrumz]

It also had two 62gal non sealing tanks in the inner leading edge of each wing close to the root. Great video, thank you for making it. Much Much appreciated.

[@ronald8673]

MAPS Museum in Akron Ohio, is building one from a salvaged forward section that was on display in Goodyear's headquarters. Goodyear built about a third of the WWII time production units in Akron.

[@jaessi01]

Excellent video and graphics. There is no more honorable an endeavor than to preserve history in the form of videos like this. It honors the history and creation of these needful machines not to mention remembering the warfighters that flew them. The comments are fascinating! Thank you for creating and sharing!

[@TrungNguyen-du9cn]

So much information on this WW2 fighter. Outstanding illustration. 👍👍👍👍 Agree with other comments. Can’t wait until next video.

[@claudiomueckay7251]

This is the best F-4U Corsair anatomy description I’ve seen!! Amazing video🙌

[@todds4101]

This is fantastic! Keep up the great work! I'll have to watch the other videos when time permits. In the meantime, I was quite attracted to the video due to the F4U being my favorite WWII fighter.

[@dougeliason5738]

I really love this video! wish that I had diagrams 34 years ago when I designed and built a Corsair baby stroller from fiberglass. It functioned but had it's drawbacks. I built it quickly along with another design that spring to be ready for airshow season which our family truly enjoyed. Dayton International Airshow, Cleveland Burke Lakefront Labor day Airshow, Oshkosh, Wisconsin were some of our favorites. 1984 to 1992

[@Denkmaldrubernacht]

Probably the best naval aircraft of the war

[@atatterson6992]

Probably?

[@another_culprit]

Absolutely

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Despite my love for the Corsair, the Hellcat really has to get that title. It was used far more in naval ops over the Corsair and has a higher kill ratio.

[@TheRenegade67]

Nah it’s performance put it up with the land fighters of the war, often out perform them in some areas. Plus despite the comparatively inexpensive cost of the hellcat, the moment the war ended the production of the hellcat ceased. But not the production of the Corsair.

[@ZeePanzer]

The hellcat only scored that high because at that time the A6M2s were sitting ducks for them, put it against any land based fighter (including some japanese like the, Hien, the hayate and the shiden) and the hellcat would lose

[@HankJ8195]

Very impressive! The Corsair has long been one of my favorite planes, and now i know a lot more about it.

[@BrianPetersen-l2w]

Excellent video about one of my favorite plane designs.

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

I'm 62 years old and I love that plane ever since I saw it when I was a little kid. I watched the World War 2 movies. And they all showed the corsair. There was such a beautiful plane and it had so much power. I still love it today and I'm glad to watch something like this. That shows all the. Integral things about its mechanisms. I love when somebody does a deep dive. Especially in deplanes, any plane. I know we can't that you're 22 and 35 right now. But I'd love to see all the workings ofbut that's off limits anyway. Good show

[@AeroSmithyRC]

Incredibly well researched and beautifully presented, I’ve not seen anything quite like this before, it’s wonderful! I believe the stall strips were installed due to the torque induced lift generated by those massive propellers (P-Factor).

[@diddlethepoodle4812]

The animations on this channel are incredible. The view of the pistons work is awesome!

[@tatogelashvili4372]

Review of P-47 THUNDERBOLT will be very interesting as well. Good video.

[@cncn9631]

This is one of the best video Explanaion and Learning in KZbin.!!

[@EmmanuelHASSLAGOS]

Señor Webb, la producción de este video es muy buena, las descripciones técnicas son sencillas, no usan lenguaje complejo, El video es espectacular. Muy buen trabajo, señor Webb. Felicitaciones!!!!

[@chrisfisher5345]

This has to be one of the most relaxing and yet informative videos I've seen! Great work, looking forward to watching more of your channel!

[@khaccanhle1930]

AMAZING! thanks for showcasing my favorite aircraft. I love the video

[@richardwhite4300]

I'm no expert on the Corsair, but I have it from an A-1D Skyraider pilot, that, before switching the magnetos to Both, he primed the intake, cracked the throttle, and cranked the starter, counted eight props (which means that the crankshaft has made two complete revolutions, guaranteeing that each cylinder has had at least one intake stroke), and then switched magnetos to Both.

[@greggatewood5417]

The Pratt and Whitney double wasp engine was built in Kansas City. I worked in the building in the late 70s. There was such conservation of building materials at the time of construction because it was built after the start of the war, there were areas where the original flooring was still in place. The flooring was made from 2X6 boards cut into lengths of a few inches, then with the cut end facing up, the boards butted up against each other and pounded into the dirt creating a brick like surface. Of course the floors were not level. They would have a wave to them. The ceilings were arched concrete to save on structural steel. There were many of their original machining tools left from that era. They were huge 20 ft tall some presses, etc. It was an experience for me having never worked in a machine shop environment prior. The building was for Bendix to build ICBM parts. But now I think it’s Allied Signal.

[@scottkelley1558]

That flooring is common in metal stamping plants due to the oil on the metal. The lol droplets would soak into the end-grain wood to reduce slippery flooring. The floor would be periodically shaved to clean up and restore the surface.

[@johnh2410]

I know exactly the floor type you're talking about. In the 80's, I was in the AF Reserve working in the Martin bomber plant in Omaha that had the same floor. As they replaced the floors, they pulled up the old wooden "bricks" and made commemorative plaques from them to give you when you departed the squadron. I still have mine right here on my desk.

[@DavidTownsend-g5g]

As was mention about the wood floors in metal stamping plants. I was told the wood pieces were used to help product the dies if one was dropped, plus I was told they would only set the dies on the wood vs the cement for service and what ever else.

[@Bikedueder]

This is incredible!! Thank you. I know more about this amazing aircraft now, than I ever did as a young kid idolizing WW-II fighter planes.

[@dencio1089]

Love the detailed explanation and animation. More of these please. Maybe you could also do WW2 tanks in your future videos.

[@pauljennings5962]

We had a few of them in Norman Oklahoma back in the day. Every morning we had to fire them up, check the engine instruments and cycle the wings before shutting down. Loved that old bird! PJ

[@desertsolipsism]

My dad was a test pilot for this aircraft he had some stores, but like many of his times, wasn't prone to sharing them until later in his life

[@flyinandjammin]

As a pilot, I like the fact that you basically run through the startup checklist and takeoff procedure. Also cool to see the processes for arming the weapons. The schematics are superb. Nice attention to detail!

[@icewaterslim7260]

Damned fine presentation but the excellent manual two stage supercharger arrangement, unique to the F4U, was definitely worth covering too.

[@adamvoorhies6042]

The Corsair is definitely one of my favorite WWII planes. I collect and fly radio control model airplanes and I have 2 of them. One of them has the awesome scale spit wing flaps. This is truly an iconic airplane! I love the sound of the real Corsair starting up that big 18 cylinder Radial Engine. One of the best sounding engines ever created. Very similar to the sound of a Big Block full race cam muscle car engine

[@neils2357]

Im from England, so automatically favour the Spitfire and Mosquito but i tell you what, you Yanks made some beautiful and powerul aircraft! I love the P51 but the Corsair looks so cool! Radial engine and those gullwings are too cool. Big nod to the P38 too. And P40. That front intake ❤ Well done cousins.

[@johngaither9263]

The Royal Navy got the Corsair to work properly on carriers not the USN. They corrected the landing gear bounce, pilot location and the sweeping landing approach to increase visibility over the huge, long nose. The RN even cut 8" off of the wings so the F4U would fit in Brit jeep carriers. Thanks mate!

[@detroitpolak9904]

Tank you for including visual representations such as the takeoff/landing issues. So helpful for non aviation savvy people like me. Such a great video.

[@TheOsfania]

Thanks for consistently explaining the measurements in both imperial and metric.

[@markbarry9945]

I flew a replica Corsair and take-offs were always a little challenging because you couldn't see over the nose until you got the tail up, and stalls were quite interesting, but a fun plane to fly.

[@Finn_Supra]

During the armament presentation, you coul've add that with later design, the 6 .50 cal browning machine guns were replaced with 4 20mm AN/M3 cannons. Overall amazing videos with a lot of details. How do you even know the thickness of the frame covers ?

[@scottgorman7166]

Oh my gosh that was unbelievably good. One of my favorite planes of that era. Being somewhat bias since my dad was a USMC aviator in this airframe. Great video!

[@TedVinz7]

At 19:50 or thereabouts you stated that the Corsair was a mainstay of the US Air Force. It was a mainstay of the US Navy and Marine Corps. I doubt the USAF had a single Corsair, but I guess they could have tested one or two. Otherwise, excellent!

[@kidkique]

this guy spends like a week on Wikipedia learning about a topic before trying to sound like an expert by making a video. This is everything that's wrong with KZbin

[@frenchie7812]

This video is simply A MAY ZING!!! So much info, and beautiful animation. The beauty of this plane is the reason why I got it tattooed on my right arm

[@dubaikay5871]

Yesss cant wait for The next upload they are always interesting and Nice to watch at The end of the day

[@Dv087]

Best vid I've ever seen on F4U. BTW I met Pappy Boyington when they added an F4U to Smithsonian Exhibit in Washington DC, got his autograph. I fly 2 RC models I built. Black Sheep Squadron was my fav. Show as a kid.

[@SE-dn7xl]

The most beautiful plane of all time.

[@rmrtxchl264]

Excellent video! One small detail you might want to change - particularly on takeoff, the pilot will ALWAYS have one hand on the throttle and one hand on the control stick. NEVER both hands on the stick during that critical phase of flight. Thank you for posting this!

[@robweber6652]

Excellent video, very well done

[@eliangomes3162]

Without a shadow of a doubt, it is one of the most beautiful fighters of the piston era.

[@edwardmente7932]

In July 1969, the last air-to-air combat between fighters equipped with piston engines took place, which took place in the so-called Football War, involving Honduras and El Salvador. Honduran colonel Fernando Soto, flying a veteran F4U-5 Corsair, shot down two FG-1 Corsairs and an F-51 Mustang. Tirado da revista Aero Magazine.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Very nice presentation!!! I did not realise that the wings did not contain fuel... Beautiful planes!!!

[@ianmangham4570]

Old whistler was a total beast 💪

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

My favorite plane of all time. Along with the Ju-87 Stuka and maybe the A-10 Warthog. Took my kids to the awesome and massive Warhawk Museum in Nampa, ID last summer for the air show. So glad I went. I finally got to see a F4U Corsair fly and walk up to it after. Also got to see multiple P-51 Mustangs, P-38 Lightning, B-25 Mitchell (and go inside) as well as many other fighters and dive bombers. Used to build all of these fighters and bombers as a kid and now I want to do it again with my kids.

[@aleksmith3648]

Incredible attention to details as always. Pleasure to watch! Please, made next video about any Soviet plane!

[@kustom4935]

Absolutely fantastic detail and commentary. Thank you for the tremendous effort at making such an informative video.

[@josselcenteno871]

Your work is amazing

[@BluePawPrint]

Thank you very much!

[@ΕΓΩΟΙΔΙΟΣ-ε6η]

One of the best videos on the internet. Congratulations. Even the voice is perfect for the presentation. Great English with understandable pronunciation. I look forward to more videos. I'm a static modeller and the drawings inspired me to detail the F4U.😊

[@johnkuechle9563]

Great video - one correction ... at the conclusion, should say "mainstay of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" (not Air Force)

[@TheWadetube]

This is the best video of this plane I have ever seen. Your animation skills are top tier. I would love to build a half scale version of this, or perhaps 60% scale for comfort and put paint ball guns in the wings. This is my favorite plane.

[@MGB-learning]

Great video

[@ErosAlvaradoRuiz]

Please post more videos they are good

[@Wes-di3hy]

Absolutely stunning! The presentation of this video and the amount of detail put into it was very impressive.