Incredible machines. My late father flew Corsairs in the Fleet Air Arm in WW11. Never saw action, was just about to get deployed when the war ended. Years back took him to Warbirds Over Wanaka, ( iconic air show in New Zealand) and he just closed his eyes and soaked up that magnificent sound as the Corsair flew overhead, and then tried explaining that from inside the cockpit in flight that sound transformed into a sort of vibration , or hum, that just went right through your body. Beautiful aircraft, remember how young these guys were who flew them in the various services around the world. Landing them on Carriers was a little hair raising from Dad's stories!!
Yes, your Father was right. Try sitting a on running Harley Davidson, then running the throttle up to 2200 rpm. Hold your ears shut and close your eyes. That is what you FEEL in these beauties!
It was nearly the only thing in that show that was accurate. (The name Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, VMF-214, and the Black Sheep being the others). They couldn't even get the names of the islands right!
When I was punished as a kid, i wasn't allowed to watch that show. It was my favorite! I used to draw Corsairs in class in school. Gregory Boyington was a legend. He had his problems (like Elvis), but he was one of a kind!
i remember meeting face to face for the first time with a corsair on 2016. to this day i refused to believe that massive heavy looking thing took off from carriers without any catapults
My dad flew and loved the Corsairs. He was was with VFM 314, in te South Pacific. The stories he told of flying. I wish I was better listener. Never Talk of war..Some newspapers told some stories. These men / woman are heroes. REALY HEROES
We have to put up with chick's flying combat aircraft under dubious air worthiness standards today but not in 1943 not in CoursIairs P38s. B24s and B25 etc. We had more important prioritiest than being Pc and Woke in The far reaches of Asia Pacific. And Europe too as well
The year was 1965. I'm on my way to Jr. High School and sitting at the end of the runway, a big black airplane name unknown. I would learn, it was an F4U. There were no markings on it, but four blades engine, it was a thing of beauty. The F4U is my favorite.
Excellent footage Spencer and a Huge Thank You for catching this very rare Corsair. I got to fly in it back in April 5th 2012 with Mark Foster and I will never forget it. Thanks again for the great footage 😃👍
The Corsair is my all time favorite warbird. Everytime I played flight simulator on my dad's computer, I would always fly the Corsair. I'd love to get an rc one someday that has folding wings so I can have my own little airshow with it
Listen to the "lumpy idle" of one of these rotary engine, then listen to the idle of an old Harley...strange coincidence...or not. Harley engines and these radial engines were constructed on the same principals of engineering.
Sorry but I just can't help myself: The reason the R-2800 on the Corsair has a lumpy idle is because the valve timing is optimized for power at high rpm instead of a smooth idle. What you're hearing is the engine choking itself and misfiring because both the intake and exhaust valves are partially open at the same time (overlap). But Harleys have that natural lope no matter what the valves are doing because the design of the crankshaft causes the two cylinders to fire in quick succession, followed by a long interval before they fire again. Nowadays VVT (variable valve timing) is common so engines can make good power at high rpm while still having a gentle idle, and can also be efficient at low loads. You only really see the "big cam" lopey idle on older or more primitive racecars and offroad vehicles.
the r2800 radial engine is the most awesome radial engine ever built, how can you bad mouth it , just listen to it. gives me chills every time I hear one. that and I'm kind of impartial to them I had an uncle that was a wwll fighter pilot he flew f6f hell cats in the Pacific.
While it's certainly not the most awesome, that title belongs to the R-4360 Wasp Major, the R-2800 is without a doubt the most prolific P&W radial series ever made.
I friend of mind let me fly his fully restored F4U-4. I tried to tell him I was only checked out in a Cessna 150. He said ah fly it anyway, what could happen. To make a long story short, I ended up crashing it in the Atlantic ocean. He was bitching that I cost him many millions of dollars, and sends me a bill every December for 3 million dollars. I ain't talked to him in all these years and my crash happened in 1973.
Rumor has it that the monster R-4360 Pratt and Whitney radial was considered as a replacement upgrade for the F4U Corsair R-2800?It would have delivered 3000 HP and a truck load of torque, maybe more than could be handled by the airframe and pilots.
Pratt and Whitney R 2800. The king of the radial engines. A 22 shell could bring down a Mustang with a water cooled engine not that big round baby it can be half knocked out and still run.
Well first of all, this FR guy is probably an asshat but his point about american behavior is not that wrong ( i don't want to say americans are all the same but a lot of them are strong patriots wich wouldn't be wrong if it wouldn't implement a slight hang to heroism), i think the russians were the ones that really had weakend hitlers forces. The americans came to take the fame but that's not the point here. There were a lot of good planes other than the P51 Mustang (wich is pretty overrated but beautiful to look at), the corsair. For example the A6M Zero, or the BF 109, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, FW 190 or even the Ju 87 divebomber. Those who disliked the video are probably some idiot kids that have no idea how beautiful those war birds are.
FR on the contrary I do travel. I’ve been to more places outside of my home country than you’ve ever been. And no, I don’t have to prove anything to you. Thanks for playing
Bonitas ceries de los tigres voladores nos gustaban mucho en su momento es bonito que concerven lis aviones en buen estado pensé ni volver Aver un avión de esa época saludos usa.
A lot of these old radials had starters that would kill batteries long before it killed the starter. General rule of thumb was 1 minute on 1 minute off for starter temp.
Back in the mid sixties, I flew, for a regional airline, in the right seat of Convair 240s and 440s which were equipped with the same engines and props as the F4U, and many other WWII aircraft, the 2,000HP Pratt and Whitney R2800, usually flying about eight segments per day, with that many dual engine starts. If we had had as much of a problem with engine starts as this guy did, including winter mornings in northern NY State, our passengers would have left the airplane.
I believe a lot of that is because of the detuning, fuel and the many hours these planes set. Everything then was burn em up winning. When it breaks, the taxpayer will get us another one. In your day, whoever was paying for the fuel and maintenance could justify the cost because they were making money with it. Today, it's a different ballgame. These things are more expensive than ever. Everything is about longevity and cost. Not power and performance. Hell when my classic camaro comes out of the barn once in a while, it's not happy about starting right up either.
Almost forgot.i was gonna tell you I have a p and w rebuild manual for the 2800 bc series like on your convair. It's not a b series like on the corsair. Totally different application. Same motor but a little tamer to operate and maintain. Kinda like comparing the motor in a 69 chevy impala to a 69 corvette. Both are 350s. But two different applications.
Nuancolar the British figured out how to land them on carriers and they were carrier approved. The Navy didn't like them though because they were hard to land and more expensive than the f6f
Exactly Nathan, my late father flew Corsairs in the Fleet Air Arm and clocked up more than 400 hours training in various parts of the world , some of it flying off Carriers. He never saw action as was about to deploy when the war ended. He absolutely loved it , but they were tricky carrier aircraft. He didn't talk much about it but lost a few colleagues in training and battle trying to land back on carriers.
I sometimes wonder what the guys who flew these and other WW2 'birds in combat (in all the air forces)would think of all the safety regs nowadays -- especially that helmet and that visor. Space Age Stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Slim, my late father did 400 hours in one of these in the British Fleet Air Arm, and from the stories he told it was a pretty sparse experience. Incredible machines, but not too many creature comforts!
@@johnklatt3522 Many thanks, never actually sat in one though I did have appointment to do so --- pity the aircraft belly landed in Australia some years ago and I am not sure if it airworthy again.
@@johnklatt3522 No sorry, I was offered the chance to SIT IN THE COCKPIT !!! And dream !!!! It was single seat, I asisted the owner operator with a few logistics problems ------------and that was my reward. !!!
@@pacificcoastpiper3949 I put everything on hold bcuz of right arm surgery. And funny you asked this now, my wife asked the same thing. Wants me to build one with my son as well. I bought him the Phantom 4J. And I also came across an F-18 Super Hornet with custom decals. But must heal first.
The aircraft of the us navy in world war 2 were better than the fighters of the European countries and the US army air core. Because the us navy used planes that were powered by radial engines and that made them reliable and durable. The only planes that could compete were the p-47 thunderbolt, fokkerwulf 190 and the seafury. all the other planes except us army bombers were powered by in-line engines and that made them very complicated to build and maintain. Planes powered by in-line engines were not as reliable or durable as their radial engine counterparts because of the complicated plumbing and liqued that is required to operate in-line engines.
While I'm not completely certain I think the wing folding was done by hydraulics. i could be wrong but I seem to remember reading it somewhere long ago.
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Awesome! Nothing like the sound of a Radial Engine. Love these classic planes. She is a beauty.
The Corsair is one of the best planes ever and my favorite
Me too dude.
Same along with the B17 B29 F22 the P51 And the F4-phantom-E
My number one favorite.
The f4u is my 2nd favorite my favorite is the bf 109
The Corsair is my most favorite airplane of all times
Ill never forget seeing one of these start at an airshow a few years ago. Most glorious thing Ive seen in my life.
Incredible machines. My late father flew Corsairs in the Fleet Air Arm in WW11. Never saw action, was just about to get deployed when the war ended. Years back took him to Warbirds Over Wanaka, ( iconic air show in New Zealand) and he just closed his eyes and soaked up that magnificent sound as the Corsair flew overhead, and then tried explaining that from inside the cockpit in flight that sound transformed into a sort of vibration , or hum, that just went right through your body. Beautiful aircraft, remember how young these guys were who flew them in the various services around the world. Landing them on Carriers was a little hair raising from Dad's stories!!
Yes, your Father was right. Try sitting a on running Harley Davidson, then running the throttle up to 2200 rpm. Hold your ears shut and close your eyes. That is what you FEEL in these beauties!
I bet it was they didn't have All the stuff today's jets do
My alltime favorite plane. I love these things even more than the Mustang!
Hey man, I love your vids! No annoying music, just those beautiful sounds and images. Cheers from Brazil!
Baa Baa Blacksheep.......grew up with that show.....the Corsair was the star and main attraction.
Eric Stevens yup
It was nearly the only thing in that show that was accurate. (The name Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, VMF-214, and the Black Sheep being the others). They couldn't even get the names of the islands right!
When I was punished as a kid, i wasn't allowed to watch that show. It was my favorite! I used to draw Corsairs in class in school. Gregory Boyington was a legend. He had his problems (like Elvis), but he was one of a kind!
@@rdhunkins yeah I don’t know why they called Vella La Vella Vella La Cava.
What was done with those planes was also beautiful. Freedom. Righteousness. (sp?)
i remember meeting face to face for the first time with a corsair on 2016. to this day i refused to believe that massive heavy looking thing took off from carriers without any catapults
This F4U resides at the Planes of Fame Museum, in Chino, CA. They have the original pilots log books for this aircraft.
My dad flew and loved the Corsairs. He was was with VFM 314, in te South Pacific. The stories he told of flying. I wish I was better listener. Never Talk of war..Some newspapers told some stories. These men / woman are heroes. REALY HEROES
We have to put up with chick's flying combat aircraft under dubious air worthiness standards today but not in 1943 not in CoursIairs P38s. B24s and B25 etc. We had more important prioritiest than being Pc and Woke in The far reaches of Asia Pacific. And Europe too as well
How can 31 people not like this sound? Great upload, thank you for sharing, subscribed.
CMSixSev
Probably makes some former enemies piss and shit themselves
My all Time Favorite Fighter. When he Startup the Engine and warm up... Sounds like a Dodge Charger. American Muscle, and Legendary. Never forgotten.
The year was 1965. I'm on my way to Jr. High School and sitting at the end of the runway, a big black airplane name unknown. I would learn, it was an F4U. There were no markings on it, but four blades engine, it was a thing of beauty. The F4U is my favorite.
If memory serves, this Corsair was modified to accommodate a jump seat behind the cockpit (hence the small blue windows).
What a beautiful fighter ...from Japan
Y'all got any a6m's still flying over there? Any restored models?
I allways think of Pappy and the 214 guys. Thank you Pappy and the 214 guys for what you did for the U.S.A!. RIP.
I used to love that show Black Sheep with Robert Conrad!
Was it a good show?
Excellent footage Spencer and a Huge Thank You for catching this very rare Corsair. I got to fly in it back in April 5th 2012 with Mark Foster and I will never forget it. Thanks again for the great footage 😃👍
Ed Whisenant Lucky bastard.
I'm jealous! I'd love to wring out a Corsair!
The Corsair is my all time favorite warbird. Everytime I played flight simulator on my dad's computer, I would always fly the Corsair. I'd love to get an rc one someday that has folding wings so I can have my own little airshow with it
Eine imposante und sehr schnelle Maschine mit einem super Sound
Awesome! The plane that the Navy didn't want. Probably the best thing to happen to the USMC during the war.
Not what they wanted...it was more than they wanted...to borrow a romantic phrase...lol
I know new zealand air force loved them
Listen to the "lumpy idle" of one of these rotary engine, then listen to the idle of an old Harley...strange coincidence...or not.
Harley engines and these radial engines were constructed on the same principals of engineering.
Sorry but I just can't help myself: The reason the R-2800 on the Corsair has a lumpy idle is because the valve timing is optimized for power at high rpm instead of a smooth idle. What you're hearing is the engine choking itself and misfiring because both the intake and exhaust valves are partially open at the same time (overlap). But Harleys have that natural lope no matter what the valves are doing because the design of the crankshaft causes the two cylinders to fire in quick succession, followed by a long interval before they fire again.
Nowadays VVT (variable valve timing) is common so engines can make good power at high rpm while still having a gentle idle, and can also be efficient at low loads. You only really see the "big cam" lopey idle on older or more primitive racecars and offroad vehicles.
Steve Hinton......man that guy gets to fly all the cool stuff. It's not fair!
That old girl is cold-blooded as hell. Glad to hear that engine fire up!
The sound of freedom...
Beautiful aircraft
Now we're talkin'!
The person who downvoted the R-2800 should be punched in the snout. That is all.
Probably some japanese people
the r2800 radial engine is the most awesome radial engine ever built, how can you bad mouth it , just listen to it. gives me chills every time I hear one. that and I'm kind of impartial to them I had an uncle that was a wwll fighter pilot he flew f6f hell cats in the Pacific.
While it's certainly not the most awesome, that title belongs to the R-4360 Wasp Major, the R-2800 is without a doubt the most prolific P&W radial series ever made.
*Hellcats
Hellcat Greg Hellcats are awesome, too!
You don't realize how big one of these planes are until you walk up to one.
The prop alone is over 14 feet in diameter
Nothing sounds better than the Pratt and Whitney R2800
That must have seriously drained the battery
The wing shape gives the plane a Stuka appearance! Enjoyed the video,thanks!
I friend of mind let me fly his fully restored F4U-4. I tried to tell him I was only checked out in a Cessna 150. He said ah fly it anyway, what could happen. To make a long story short, I ended up crashing it in the Atlantic ocean. He was bitching that I cost him many millions of dollars, and sends me a bill every December for 3 million dollars. I ain't talked to him in all these years and my crash happened in 1973.
Corsair and tigercat my favorites
Rumor has it that the monster R-4360 Pratt and Whitney radial was considered as a replacement upgrade for the F4U Corsair R-2800?It would have delivered 3000 HP and a truck load of torque, maybe more than could be handled by the airframe and pilots.
They did build a few w/the 4360, was the end of the piston engine era so it wasn't needed.
Pappy would be proud
🇨🇦👍
Pratt and Whitney R 2800.
The king of the radial engines.
A 22 shell could bring down a Mustang with a water cooled engine not that big round baby it can be half knocked out and still run.
O F4U Corsair é lindo demais! 😍
What a fighter!!! That thing is beautiful.
Love the sound!
Il est magnifique.
Your plane is beautiful, 👍from France
7 people who watched this video flew Zeros
Whatever you say
Well first of all, this FR guy is probably an asshat but his point about american behavior is not that wrong ( i don't want to say americans are all the same but a lot of them are strong patriots wich wouldn't be wrong if it wouldn't implement a slight hang to heroism), i think the russians were the ones that really had weakend hitlers forces. The americans came to take the fame but that's not the point here. There were a lot of good planes other than the P51 Mustang (wich is pretty overrated but beautiful to look at), the corsair. For example the A6M Zero, or the BF 109, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, FW 190 or even the Ju 87 divebomber. Those who disliked the video are probably some idiot kids that have no idea how beautiful those war birds are.
FR for how long? Two hours? I hope you enjoyed your trip to America hahaha
FR on the contrary I do travel. I’ve been to more places outside of my home country than you’ve ever been. And no, I don’t have to prove anything to you. Thanks for playing
FR You fool no one. Grow up, cretin.
Thanks for sharing Spencer, only the sound it already so awesome of the engine, love it, respect to the pilot flying it.
Bonitas ceries de los tigres voladores nos gustaban mucho en su momento es bonito que concerven lis aviones en buen estado pensé ni volver Aver un avión de esa época saludos usa.
Dude I was there!!! The F4U was Awesome!!!
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
There is an old guy that owns a dozen of the 4360s, lives out in the desert. He starts them up just to hear the thunder and clouds of smoke.
My favorite .
1:33 I was worried he was going to burn up that starter. Wonder if he has a "shotgun cartridge" starter he could use on that engine.
A lot of these old radials had starters that would kill batteries long before it killed the starter. General rule of thumb was 1 minute on 1 minute off for starter temp.
Love the paint scheme. Big Bird
A Masterpiece of Aviation!!
My second-favorite plane!
Argon Wheatbelly whats your first?
P-38 Lightning...for the same reason I love gaff-rigged schooners.
Argon Wheatbelly oh i love the p 40 warhawk
That’s very cool, I am building a RC version of this. I looking at plane for references. Great video 👍🏻
Still has her tail hook too!
FunFact the RAF used these and the TBF Avengers and the Hellcat as their primary Naval Planes
Steve Hinton must have been very tired that day; trying to climb out of a F4U-1A cockpit on the port side. 🤣
Back in the mid sixties, I flew, for a regional airline, in the right seat of Convair 240s and 440s which were equipped with the same engines and props as the F4U, and many other WWII aircraft, the 2,000HP Pratt and Whitney R2800, usually flying about eight segments per day, with that many dual engine starts. If we had had as much of a problem with engine starts as this guy did, including winter mornings in northern NY State, our passengers would have left the airplane.
I believe a lot of that is because of the detuning, fuel and the many hours these planes set. Everything then was burn em up winning. When it breaks, the taxpayer will get us another one. In your day, whoever was paying for the fuel and maintenance could justify the cost because they were making money with it. Today, it's a different ballgame. These things are more expensive than ever. Everything is about longevity and cost. Not power and performance. Hell when my classic camaro comes out of the barn once in a while, it's not happy about starting right up either.
Almost forgot.i was gonna tell you I have a p and w rebuild manual for the 2800 bc series like on your convair. It's not a b series like on the corsair. Totally different application. Same motor but a little tamer to operate and maintain. Kinda like comparing the motor in a 69 chevy impala to a 69 corvette. Both are 350s. But two different applications.
Great plane. It's a shame they couldn't make these work well for carrier operations. Still, as land-based fighters they were awesome.
Nuancolar the British figured out how to land them on carriers and they were carrier approved. The Navy didn't like them though because they were hard to land and more expensive than the f6f
Exactly Nathan, my late father flew Corsairs in the Fleet Air Arm and clocked up more than 400 hours training in various parts of the world , some of it flying off Carriers. He never saw action as was about to deploy when the war ended. He absolutely loved it , but they were tricky carrier aircraft. He didn't talk much about it but lost a few colleagues in training and battle trying to land back on carriers.
2000 Hp, thats enough Freedom powers to make any person happy.
Anyone know why some Corsairs had three blades and some 4 blades? I'd figure with all that
h.p., four blades would be necessary..
IIRC it was the various models (i.e. A, B, C, D, etc)
F4U-1 and F4U-2 had three blade props. Late model -2's began showing up with four blade props. The four blade prop was the standard after that.
Great uncle land based Marine Corsair pilot 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
F4-U- 1D model, the A model didn't have a step in the starboard flap
Ultra-mega cool. Awesome. Love the Corsair.
I sometimes wonder what the guys who flew these and other WW2 'birds in combat (in all the air forces)would think of all the safety regs nowadays -- especially that helmet and that visor. Space Age Stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Slim, my late father did 400 hours in one of these in the British Fleet Air Arm, and from the stories he told it was a pretty sparse experience. Incredible machines, but not too many creature comforts!
@@tannaghmore From what I have read the cockpit did not even have a floor to it. Pilot just sat in his seat pushing pedals above a void.
@@johnklatt3522 Many thanks, never actually sat in one though I did have appointment to do so --- pity the aircraft belly landed in Australia some years ago and I am not sure if it airworthy again.
@@johnklatt3522 No sorry, I was offered the chance to SIT IN THE COCKPIT !!! And dream !!!!
It was single seat, I asisted the owner operator with a few logistics problems ------------and that was my reward. !!!
The real Skipper Riley.
Wow, what a beautiful plane!😳😁
A beautful Plane ...
Why do planes have a kinda crunch to the idle? Not cam, but is it the prop hitting the air? Is it just how radials sound?
Whistling death, the Spitfire and P51 the three best fighters of WW2.
Where can I (really) buy such a plane?
My favorite WW2 warbird (with the P-51 a close second)!
I can't believe it started
Unknown fact: they made it look like that so enemies wouldn't want to shoot it down
Love this plane, just got to love. I'm currently building a 1/32 scale model of it.. Perhaps I'll build the other one too.
How did it go?
@@pacificcoastpiper3949 I put everything on hold bcuz of right arm surgery. And funny you asked this now, my wife asked the same thing. Wants me to build one with my son as well. I bought him the Phantom 4J. And I also came across an F-18 Super Hornet with custom decals. But must heal first.
@@MusicMinisterJP7 good luck with your recovery, I too am healing from a recent injury, involving a hammer drill, but best wishes to you sir
@@pacificcoastpiper3949 oh Jesus, that sounds bad.. You take care.
@@MusicMinisterJP7 don’t worry, wasn’t bloody, just tendinitis
My favorite plane!
At what altitude does the Corsair reach its maximum possible achievable True Airspeed in straight and level flight? Does anyone know? Thanks.
How awesome is that!!! What a thrill To see.
Beautiful plane
👍Beautiful plane !!!
Nice video there...thank for sharing...👏👏
The aircraft of the us navy in world war 2 were better than the fighters of the European countries and the US army air core. Because the us navy used planes that were powered by radial engines and that made them reliable and durable. The only planes that could compete were the p-47 thunderbolt, fokkerwulf 190 and the seafury. all the other planes except us army bombers were powered by in-line engines and that made them very complicated to build and maintain. Planes powered by in-line engines were not as reliable or durable as their radial engine counterparts because of the complicated plumbing and liqued that is required to operate in-line engines.
Awsome grapics
Great video, Spence!
My favourite with p 51🤩
Why do some have three blades and some four?
That is a F4U-1A right? And fantastic video Spencer!!
WOAHH!!! SPENCER HAS A $3K CAMERA!!!!
You ever see fire coming out of those aircrafts? I have
when you get grandpa mad
Is that Skipper from Planes
If some were still in service today, they would have served as COIN or CAS roles
Yeah fully fully agreed
Oh yeah... hell yeah!
Nothing in this world like the sound of a VERY LARGE internal combustion engine, is there? The "Music of the Spheres" in Surroundsound!
Very good!!!
Is there a prettier sound than those big piston-driven radial engines? (turbo props suck!)
What brought the wings up ? Was it Hydraulics or electric motors ? Pretty smooth so maybe electric right ?
While I'm not completely certain I think the wing folding was done by hydraulics. i could be wrong but I seem to remember reading it somewhere long ago.
pls dont cut off the wings folding and the landing >:(
Ligou o Fusquinha "tec-tec-tec" e o platinado que dê jeito de não colar :-)
Last thing a zero pilot saw
A little foreplay to get those old gals started up
I was just talking to the air to air photo guy yesterday
Video starts...
Me: Wow thats TWO people standing in line with a rotating object!!.....1:15 wow thats THREE people standing in line with a rotating object!
The Hellcat was the most effective fighter in ww2 it had over5000 kills more than any allied fighter