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Vought F4U-1ACORSAIR ® Vought F4U-1A CORSAIR 04781-0389 © 2014 BY REVELL GmbH. A subsidiary of Hobbico, Inc. PRINTED IN GERMANY Vought F4U-1A CORSAIR Vought F4U-1A CORSAIR Der Jungfernflug des Prototyps der Vought F4U Corsair fand am 29. The prototype of the Vought F4U Corsair first flew on 29 May 1940 in Mai 1940 statt. Die United States Navy verlangte für ihre Flugzeug- response to the United States Navy’s request for a carrier based fight- träger nach einem Kampfflugzeug, das die damaligen Leistungen land- er that matched the performance then being achieved by land based gestützter Flugzeuge erreichen sollte. Die Entwurfsarbeit begann 1936 aircraft. Design work began in 1936 under Rex B. Beisel to build a very unter Chefingenieur Rex B. Beisel, der eine sehr kompakte Zelle um compact airframe around the new Double Wasp engine. The distinc- den neuen Doppelsternmotor bauen sollte. Durch die charakteristisch tive inverted gull wing design gave adequate ground clearance for the abgeknickten Tragflächen erreichte er den erforderlichen Boden - 13’ 4’’ (4.06m) Hamilton Standard propeller without needing very long abstand von 4,06 m für den Hamilton Standard-Propeller, ohne ein undercarriage legs. Powered by the Pratt and Whitney 1,800 hp R- überlanges Fahrwerk vorsehen zu müssen. Angetrieben von einem 2800 Double Wasp engine, the Corsair was the first US fighter to Doppelsternmotor Pratt and Whitney R-2800 mit einer Leistung von exceed 400 mph in level flight. Entering service with Marine Squadron 1.800 PS war die Corsair das erste US-Kampfflugzeug, das im VMF-124 in late 1942 the first Corsairs remained land based due to Horizontalflug mehr als 400 mph (643 km/h) erreichte. Die ersten ongoing work to make the new aircraft safe for carrier operations. Corsairs nahmen ihren Dienst Ende 1942 beim Marineflieger- Gradual design improvements incorporated on the production line geschwader VMF-124 auf, zunächst landgestützt, während weiter an meant that the early F4U-1s were quite different from those that fol- Anpassungen für den sicheren Einsatz der neuen Maschinen auf lowed, the most noticeable point being the lightly framed blown Flugzeugträgern gearbeitet wurde. Schrittweise Verbesserungen des Perspex cockpit hood that replaced the earlier “bird cage” style hood. Entwurfs während der Produktion führten dazu, dass sich die ersten These modified aircraft were later referred to as F4U-1As. As well as F4U-1 von den späteren erheblich unterschieden. Die auffälligste the Vought production line at Bridgeport, Connecticut, Corsairs were Ände rung betraf die neue geblasene Rundumsichthaube anstelle des also built by Goodyear at Akron, Ohio and Brewster at Long Island, anfänglich verbauten „Vogelkäfigs“. Diese geänderten Maschinen New York. The F4U-1A Corsair was armed with six 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) erhielten später die Bezeichnung F4U-1A. Die Corsairs wurden sowohl Browning machine guns in the wings and some could also carry a sin- bei Vought in Bridgeport, Connecticut, als auch bei Goodyear in Akron, gle 450kg (1,000 lb) bomb in place of the centre line drop tank. Total Ohio, und Brewster auf Long Island, New York, gebaut. Die Corsair production was 12,571 the last of which was delivered in Bewaffnung der F4U-1A Corsair bestand aus sechs 12,7 mm Browning- January 1953. The F4U-1A Corsair was powered by a 2000hp R-2800- Maschinengewehren in den Tragflächen. Einige Maschinen konnten 8 giving a maximum speed of 671km/h (417mph) and an operational anstelle des mittleren, abwerfbaren Zusatztanks eine einzelne 450 kg- radius of 1633km (1015 miles). Maximum altitude was 11,247m Bombe tragen. Insgesamt wurden 12.571 Corsairs gebaut, die letzte (36,900ft.) Wing span: 12.50m (41ft 0in.) Length: 10.16m (33ft 4in.) wurde im Januar 1953 ausgeliefert. Die F4U-1A Corsair wurde von Height 4.90m (16ft 1in.) einem R-2800-8-Motor angetrieben, der 2.000 PS entwickelte und ihr eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 671 km/h sowie einen Operations - radius von 1633 km ermöglichte. Die maximale Flughöhe betrug 11.247 m. Flügelspannweite: 12,50 m. Länge: 10,16 m. Höhe 4,90 m. 04781 04781 Verwendete Symbole / Used Symbols Bitte beachten Sie folgende Symbole, die in den nachfolgenden Baustufen verwendet werden. Please note the following symbols, which are used in the following construction stages. Veuillez noter les symboles indiqués ci-dessous, qui sont utilisés dans les étapes suivantes du montage. Neem a.u.b. de volgende symbolen in acht, die in de onderstaande bouwfasen worden gebruikt. Sírvanse tener en cuenta los símbolos facilitados a continuación, a utilizar en las siguientes fases de construcción. Por favor, preste atenção aos símbolos que seguem pois os mesmos serão usados nas próximas etapas de montagem. Si prega di fare attenzione ai seguenti simboli che vengono usati nei susseguenti stadi di costruzione. Observera: Nedanstående piktogram används i de följande arbetsmomenten. Huomioi seuraavat symbolit, joita käytetään seuraavissa kokoamisvaiheissa. Læg venligst mærke til følgende symboler, som benyttes i de følgende byggefaser. Legg merke til symbolene som benyttes i monteringstrinnene som følger. Prosz´ zwa˝aç na nast´pujàce symbole, które sà u˝yte w poni˝szych etapach monta˝owych Παρακαλ πρ σ τε τα παρακτω σμ λα, τα π α ρησιμ π ι νται στις παρακτω αθμδες συναρμ λγησης. Daha sonraki montaj basamaklar›nda kullan›lacak olan, afla¤›daki sembollere lütfen dikkat edin. Dbejte prosím na dále uvedené symboly, které se pouÏívají v následujících konstrukãních stupních. 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