Goodyear F2G Corsair
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The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the "Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.
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F2G "Super" Corsair | |
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XF2G-1 | |
Role | Carrier-based fighter aircraft |
Manufacturer | Goodyear Aircraft |
First flight | 15 July 1945 |
Introduction | 1945 |
Retired | 1945 |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Produced | 1945 |
Number built | 10 + 7 prototypes |
Developed from | Vought F4U Corsair |
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Such a fighter was first conceived in 1939, when Pratt & Whitney first proposed the immense, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) R-4360,[1] and design work began in early 1944.