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| "Short Stop" by Len Krenzler | ||||
| The Corsair displayed some unique features which was the result of a marriage between one of the most powerful engines ever installed in a piston-engined fighter and one of the biggest propellers in the world. Vought engineers came up with the distinctive inverted gull-wing design which forever characterized the F4U Corsair. The "bent wing" design allowed the huge prop to clear the deck while providing for a short, stout landing gear. Read More ... | ||||
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