The Goodyear F2G Corsair, nicknamed the Super Corsair, was a late Second World War development of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter by the Goodyear Aircraft Company. Goodyear, which was already building the Corsair under licence as the FG-1, modified seven airframes in early 1944 to take the huge 28-cylinder Pratt and Whitney R-4360 radial engine, adding a bubble canopy, a taller tail and an auxiliary rudder to handle the torque. It was conceived as a low-altitude interceptor and could climb at about 7,000 feet a minute. Testing showed weak lateral control and too little speed, and the Grumman F8F Bearcat matched it, so with only ten built by August 1945 the order for hundreds more was cancelled. Two survive, one of them airworthy.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EnginePratt & Whitney R-4360 28-cylinder four-row air-cooled radial engine 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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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.
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Design and development
in early 1944, Goodyear modified seven standard Corsair airframes
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development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft
Lead, engine type
28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine
Specifications (F2G-2), power
28-cylinder radial engine, 3000 hp (2200 kW)
Specifications (F2G-2)
Empty weight: 10,249 lb (4,649 kg)
Specifications (F2G-2), takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 15,422 lb (6,995 kg)
Specifications (F2G-2), speed
Maximum speed: 431 mph (694 km/h
Design and development, units built
only 10 aircraft (five examples of each variant) had been completed
Design and development, status
further production of the F2G was canceled
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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.
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development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft
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development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft
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