Thu May 28, 2009 1:03 am
Oh, they're all cool, that's for sure. And the workers should be proud of what they've been able to do on such a small budget.
Gary
Gary
Thu May 28, 2009 6:10 am
Gettting creative with the watermarks Brandon 
Thu May 28, 2009 8:35 am
retroaviation wrote:I realize it's not my Corsair, but that early model (either an FG1D or F4U-1) looks odd to me with that four bladed prop installed.
Gary
I think the basic airframe is a Dash 4, with a little bit of everything else thrown in for good measure.
They're doing a great job doing there. I hope they keep at it!
Jerry
Thu May 28, 2009 11:07 am
Only 'cuz I know how it annoys some folks!Michel Lemieux wrote:Gettting creative with the watermarks Brandon
Fri May 29, 2009 6:18 pm
retroaviation wrote:I realize it's not my Corsair, but that early model (either an FG1D or F4U-1) looks odd to me with that four bladed prop installed.
Gary
The model name they are using for that particular Corsair is F4U-X, since it is basically a frankenplane (note: I don't mean that in a bad way at all):
http://www.voughtaircraft.com/heritage/rest/index.html
Fri May 29, 2009 7:24 pm
The Vought retirees are doing well, given what they have, and the lack of funds they are saddled with. The last time I visited, I saw an awful lot of fiberglass and bondo being used in place of sheetmetal fabrication. A shame that some very rare aircraft can't be restored with proper resources.