Corsair in the Country Side!

[zorro9]

F4U Folks;

Good day!

While not exactly in a "barn" someplace in the USA... this sample was alive & kicking somewhere in the countryside of N. Calif. c. 2010! Photo via www/VP.








p.s Does anyone recognize the area or location??

[Fouga23]

Original post here:
http://pedrovonpetrol.blogspot.be/2010_ ... chive.html

[The Inspector]

Your true 1000 footer-the strut doors and span are absolutely incorrect or the guy was using a North Korean made long lens, looks like some sort of film backdrop prop.

[davidwomacks]

Whoa that is awesome someone better buy it before its sold for scrap.

[whistlingdeath77]

Looks fake to me. Anybody else?

[Badman]

This is on a small ranch just south of hwy 50 in El Dorado Hills, off the bass lake road exit. I've driven up to the guy's gate and looked at it in years past and I don't believe it is real nor even a full-scale corsair replica.

[whistlingdeath77]

Very odd. I guess my question is why?

[John Dupre]

There was a half scale WAR Aircraft replica made of foam and glass back in the 1980s and it might be one of those. It looks like the engine might be a Lycoming R-680 with a front mounted exhaust.

[DaveG]

enter this in yer Google Earth. That's gotta be the place, right? (thanks for the directional help, Badman! Took just a few moments looking based on your comments)

38°39'14.31" N 121°02'10.77" W

[whistlingdeath77]

How did it end up there so deralect?

[zorro9]

Batman:

Good day & tks for the data/info!

p.s Did you take any close-up pictures? Did you talk to the owner??

[whistlingdeath77]

Batman:

Good day & tks for the data/info!

p.s Did you take any close-up pictures? Did you talk to the owner??

Yes, you can fly it at any time

[J. Thompson]

For those savvy enough to interpret...

This brings me to the question of a real Corsair that truly is in N. California....Only this one is an early bird-cage model...

Anyone care to bite?
PM me if you'd rather not discuss in open forum.

- Joseph

[zorro9]

J.T:

Tks for the info/data

I heard of a N. Calif area F4U in storage/restoration. Could this B-cage F4U be using parts fm a F4U-4 Buno 97320??

Tks

[F4U-1]

I have been to see this "thing" several years ago. It's only 5 miles from my house.
It is NOT a corsair. It is about a 75% scale mock up. The outer wings are ercoupe. The gull center section is welded from galv pipe and pop riveted and welded galv sheet. The fuselage is galv pipe and it goes on and on...
It's never going to fly, and the guy never intends to try. He told me years ago it was for his grand kids and he wanted to start the engine (forgot which one he has on it, 985 maybe or something smaller) and taxi it around his property( which is NOT flat).
So you guys can figure out the rest.
Chuck