My great-uncle the late LtCol. Thomas Byrd Sparkman flew them during WW2 stationed on the Marine USS Block Island as a nighttime fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater.
My father flew one in WW2/ Pacific Theatre. Late in the war, he flew with a few former Black Sheep Squadron members. When he talked about this aircraft his eyes would light up. He absolutely loved it. Thank you for giving me a glimpse of what it was like for him flying this amazing aircraft.
YES! My favorite as well. I wish I could find old dogfighting footage of it. There's always the mustang and hellcats getting air time but not this beauty
As a kid in the 80's into models of the old warbirds, my grandpa and dad were always on me to build a P51 or a B17, I loved the Corsair for some reason (landlocked cow people who never thought of Navy as a thing). I know if I ever saw one flying I would scream like a little girl, "that's a Corsair!" Beautiful airplane!
So much love and real hard work goes in to keep these historic machines alive. Sad that pilots who flew them to victory fade away faster. Thank you for your service!
That plane is the sexiest plane made. What a thrill and honor to fly this historic airplane. Can’t imagine the feeling of sitting in the cockpit flying this machine. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your service. Wishing you many more days of flying this time piece.
An absolute work of classic aeronautical art. Hearing the engine start on one of these birds for the very first time in person sent a shockwave through my body that I will never forget.
Can you imagine being exposed to these aircraft all of them to the point where it's just every day Mundane things in your environment and you can't wait to get back home to see your family.
Congrats!!! (been a few years, but just am seeing this!!) Must be a huge accomplishment to be a pilot and then be able to check out in something like a Corsair!!
My father flew this fighter during WWII in the Pacific theatre 1943-45. Not for nothing did they call this the "Ensign Eliminator"! Difficult to land on carriers so mainly used as land-based. My Dad said it had a steep learning curve but once you got to know the plane you had to love it.
**immediately starts making a paper plane with folded wings and finishes it in 5 minutes, then rides on it and cant even takeoff and crashes to the ground and fucking dies**
Men who flew in the 1940's were period. I've recently come to understand their generation a bit more after watching so many of these WWII films. Those boys were men.
So incredibly bad ass! The Corsair has always been my favorite aircraft. Out of all of them its' always the Corsair that makes my heart soar. The Warthog is a VERY Close 2nd though.
@@exit1368 it seems like a stunt but it's so the pilot can get out of the plane quickly in case of emergency which was frequent in the war due to many of the pilots having little experience in their aircraft
It was nice to see the wheel landings, proof that one doesn't *need* to 3-point a Corsair. The no-flap 3-pointer was cool too, tho I could see the dollars flying away in that tire smoke. Also, really cool to see how the airplane was well controlled in slow flight and stalls, and how the pilot did an excellent job on the rudder during takeoff. My father's friend's wife's cousin was T. Boone Guyton, one of the early test pilots for the Corsair. I read his book, and the stories about the early models were scary. It's that iterative process of design which so few people really appreciate, which made this airplane as controllable as it is.
We are all very fortunate that someone has loved and cared for this old bird long enough that its beauty is here for us to enjoy in today's beautiful HD footage. When I was a little boy, this was my favorite WWI warbird and I stared at pictures, illustrations in books and I of course watched Baa Baa Blacksheep. I could only dream about being able to watch something like this and even enjoy the sights and sounds in flight. Boyington's Bastards would be proud!
Looks like he had some turbulence and some engine sputter too. An outstanding fighter and that would always put a huge smile on my face too if I ever get to fly one. Take care of this outstanding beauty. Great video.
If you're into flight sims an F4U-1D module is being created for DCS World Likely the closest you'll get to flying a real one unless you're already a pilot being prepped for it
Love this plane, I am not a pilot, but I do fly formation with my RC buddies. The remote control warbirds are a blast to fly, I had this very same model; a little over 7 foot wing span.. I can't imagine whats it like to fly a real one. Great video.
Love this bird’s eye view (pilot GoPro) of the cockpit of a banking Bent Wing Bird. There is no WWII fighter plane more sexy that the naturally curved winged Corsair. Upon landing with the flaps fully down, it truly looks like a bird touching down.
Japanese pilots who fought against her called her “Whistling Death” because of the noise made by air going through the oil coolers in each wing root. For thousands of them, it was the last sound they would hear.
@@RandomFrenchFry Wrong “buddy”. The Vietcong and NVA called the F-111 the Whispering Death. And the reference to the Corsair is historically accurate.....”buddy”
youtube algorithm find you ... this should have millions of views what could be more badass than take off and landing with open canopy in a propeller plane thx for sharing
Hell ya...my grandad got his wings on these after training on a friggin biplane! (Swordfish I think). He got a funny little smile when I asked him about the Corsair. He said she was a beautiful bird
Corsair, Spitfire and Mustang were my favs. I love the corairs wing angle and engine sound, the Spitfire's large wing shape and the Mustang's speed and sleekness.
Bonjour, un avion d'une total réussite, il est magnifique bravo et merci pour cette vidéo, thank you👍💯/💯 et un grand bonjour de la France 🇨🇵❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
How do you complete a check ride in a single seat fighter? Does the examiner radio instructions to the pilot to demonstrate their competency in the aircraft?
If I may be just a bit pedantic, Grumman was the only WW2 aircraft manufacturer to ask for and receive permission to not include the insignia blue in the national insignia on Navy aircraft. It's evident that when aircraft were partially or completely repainted in the field the insignia blue was skipped but it wasn't from Vought or Goodyear, that would come post war. Google Images "f4u-1d vf-84 white 168 cv 17" and the first image shows a very good example of partially, though not completely, field overpainted national markings.
He was taking the aircraft into a stall condition. Basically pitching the nose up at low power until the plane quits flying to see how easily it can recover .
My dad told me that as a small child, he rode with my grandfather by Akron Fulton field, and saw rows and rows of brand new Goodyear corsairs with wings folded, lined up beside the big blimp hangar. That would have been cool to see.
Everyone knows why the F4U Corsairs had inverted gull wings... right? A straight wing wouldn’t have had enough ground clearance for the prop because it’s diameter was soo big! Plus it allowed the landing gear to be more stout for rough fields to land on.
3 guys previously shot down by the Corsair disliked this video
Hilarious! Seriously, what is there to NOT like about this awesome aircraft? I miss prop planes in the sky, dang I sure do!
wkruit1 curve wings, japanese desing ages ago, so I don't think so, they love the corsair too. Maybe the dislike came from envy.
Now 4. lol
Now 5
Mike Killian
Awesome
Thanks for not putting cheesy music over the wonderfull sound of the engine
WELL SAID !!!!
Quite possibly one of the most beautiful warplanes ever built. I hope they're kept flying for a very long time.
There are only 2 left as of august 2024 and only 1 is flying.
I can't believe the technology in this beast. It is now almost 80 years old.... Simply amazing
My Grandfather flew these during WWII, I still have his flight jacket. Thanks for the great video!
I thank your grandpa for his service
Very lucky to have that sir. Good for you
My grandfather also flew these in the Pacific in the Marines. Maybe they knew each other!
Watching Baa Baa Blacksheep is still an amazing childhood memory. Go Pappy B!
Yes sir!!! What a great show, it was absolutely my favorite.
I love that show. The corsair is my all time favorite plane. Nothing sounds like it
My grandfather flew with George Pappy B. In ww2. As part of the palau island invations. HENDERSON Field, Peleliu.
@@recoil2952 thank you for sharing that, what an honor to have that in your family.
@@donmunro144 papada...papada... papada...Vrrooom!!! Power!!!
My great-uncle the late LtCol. Thomas Byrd Sparkman flew them during WW2 stationed on the Marine USS Block Island as a nighttime fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater.
SALUTE
Bravo Zulu to your great uncle. grandfather was stationed on Guam in WWII and worked on both Navy and Army Aircorps aircraft
My father flew one in WW2/ Pacific Theatre. Late in the war, he flew with a few former Black Sheep Squadron members. When he talked about this aircraft his eyes would light up. He absolutely loved it.
Thank you for giving me a glimpse of what it was like for him flying this amazing aircraft.
That's one beautiful bird, corsairs always been my favorite
I love it more that you do
The Whislting
YES! My favorite as well. I wish I could find old dogfighting footage of it. There's always the mustang and hellcats getting air time but not this beauty
Me too
Same for me. The Corsair, The Mustang, The Tomcat. They each make me giddy.
Very smooth on the controls. Beautiful warbird. The restoration crew should be proud!
As a kid in the 80's into models of the old warbirds, my grandpa and dad were always on me to build a P51 or a B17, I loved the Corsair for some reason (landlocked cow people who never thought of Navy as a thing). I know if I ever saw one flying I would scream like a little girl, "that's a Corsair!" Beautiful airplane!
When i was a kid my godfather uncle gave me a model to build of this plane. It was hard but i had it for a looong time..
Love all those old war birds, but the corsair is by far my favorite.
So iconic.
So much love and real hard work goes in to keep these historic machines alive. Sad that pilots who flew them to victory fade away faster. Thank you for your service!
My dad a Kiwi flew one of these in WWII for the Royal Navy in the north atlantic.
Amazing clip thanks
That plane is the sexiest plane made. What a thrill and honor to fly this historic airplane. Can’t imagine the feeling of sitting in the cockpit flying this machine. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your service. Wishing you many more days of flying this time piece.
My dad served on the USS Bunker Hill. He used to talk about the Corsairs and how beautiful they were.
And to think that they had thousands of kids flying these things during the war. Those boys had the tiger by the tail.
Not boys Men with big balls!
Thank god kids are pretty near bullet proof....
An absolute work of classic aeronautical art. Hearing the engine start on one of these birds for the very first time in person sent a shockwave through my body that I will never forget.
Can you imagine being exposed to these aircraft all of them to the point where it's just every day Mundane things in your environment and you can't wait to get back home to see your family.
Quel bel oiseau,cela me rappelle ma jeunesse avec cette fameuse série télévisée que dévorais des yeux...😋👍
Congrats!!! (been a few years, but just am seeing this!!) Must be a huge accomplishment to be a pilot and then be able to check out in something like a Corsair!!
Def a priviledge for sure.
What an honor, Thank you for posting!
What an amazing aircraft. Fantastic footage, just awesome to see and hear. Thanks for not ruining it with a soundtrack
My father flew this fighter during WWII in the Pacific theatre 1943-45. Not for nothing did they call this the "Ensign Eliminator"! Difficult to land on carriers so mainly used as land-based. My Dad said it had a steep learning curve but once you got to know the plane you had to love it.
Men who fly in planes with wings that fold are brave.
**immediately starts making a paper plane with folded wings and finishes it in 5 minutes, then rides on it and cant even takeoff and crashes to the ground and fucking dies**
Lol
It’s a fly Navy kind of thing....
Men who flew in the 1940's were period. I've recently come to understand their generation a bit more after watching so many of these WWII films. Those boys were men.
Corsairs and Phantoms are my favorite planes. Honorable mention to the Lightnings.
The Whistling Death, my favourite WW2 Fighter
So incredibly bad ass! The Corsair has always been my favorite aircraft. Out of all of them its' always the Corsair that makes my heart soar. The Warthog is a VERY Close 2nd though.
🤟😎 Bad Ass were the first words that came to mind when I noticed the takeoff and landing sequences were with the canopy opened!!! Awesome vid!!!
@@exit1368 it seems like a stunt but it's so the pilot can get out of the plane quickly in case of emergency which was frequent in the war due to many of the pilots having little experience in their aircraft
It was nice to see the wheel landings, proof that one doesn't *need* to 3-point a Corsair. The no-flap 3-pointer was cool too, tho I could see the dollars flying away in that tire smoke. Also, really cool to see how the airplane was well controlled in slow flight and stalls, and how the pilot did an excellent job on the rudder during takeoff.
My father's friend's wife's cousin was T. Boone Guyton, one of the early test pilots for the Corsair. I read his book, and the stories about the early models were scary. It's that iterative process of design which so few people really appreciate, which made this airplane as controllable as it is.
Wow, that thing has an unmistakable pre-stall buffet.
What? Buffet? There's no food line on that plane. Too small.
We are all very fortunate that someone has loved and cared for this old bird long enough that its beauty is here for us to enjoy in today's beautiful HD footage. When I was a little boy, this was my favorite WWI warbird and I stared at pictures, illustrations in books and I of course watched Baa Baa Blacksheep. I could only dream about being able to watch something like this and even enjoy the sights and sounds in flight. Boyington's Bastards would be proud!
Looks like he had some turbulence and some engine sputter too. An outstanding fighter and that would always put a huge smile on my face too if I ever get to fly one. Take care of this outstanding beauty. Great video.
It's a check ride looks like he was looking at the birds stalling characteristics.
@@janreznak881 Watched it again and you're right. Doing the stall thing.
If you're into flight sims an F4U-1D module is being created for DCS World
Likely the closest you'll get to flying a real one unless you're already a pilot being prepped for it
Thank you so very much for this video with no other sounds other than that made by the plane and the flying!
So much awesomeness!!! I would love to be in it's presents when it's starting.
What a nice piece of history and high performance, keep up the spirit and stay save !!!
Love this plane, I am not a pilot, but I do fly formation with my RC buddies. The remote control warbirds are a blast to fly, I had this very same model; a little over 7 foot wing span.. I can't imagine whats it like to fly a real one. Great video.
Masterful. I liked the camera work mixing interior and exterior shots.
Superb!!! Love the Corsair, sounds brilliant. That plane looks great.
You guys are doing a great job keeping them flying. Best wishes from London Uk
Definition of beauty and perfection
Love this bird’s eye view (pilot GoPro) of the cockpit of a banking Bent Wing Bird.
There is no WWII fighter plane more sexy that the naturally curved winged Corsair.
Upon landing with the flaps fully down, it truly looks like a bird touching down.
I dont recall having mirrors on mines. Of course it was a Cox .049 & I was 11. 62 now & still my fave. Warbirds. TY, for the real peak.
Wow. I like the sound this plane too . I wish I could see something like this live 😱😱😱
This was my father's favourite aircraft he flew in WW2 in support of the Normandy Landings. He loved the power this machine has.
There were Corsairs during the Normandy landings? I've never heard that before...
@@Juno58 No, There were no Corsairs.
The only Corsairs in the ETO were british. The didnt take action in Normandy
I’m partial to The Jug, but Corsair is a close second
Ahh the Ensign Eliminator! Those blades are huge! Takes a knack to tame that beast!
This vid gives a good impression of what it means to fly a Corsair. Thx for take us on board.
The most insanely cool aircraft ever created. Period.
sure did get quiet up there for a little while-nice engine re-start. My favorite aircraft of all time.
I have often wondered what it would be like. To be in the cockpit. This is next Best thing. Thank You For The Flight Sir. SALUTE !!!
Beautiful L-16 in the background at the end
Such an elegant machine. A marvel.
Aerofly FS2 , so much fun and a lovely sound too
Loved the stalls, thanks for including that!
Wow...now I know what they mean by shaking before stalling.
Thanks for showing. That’s the first time I’ve seen it from the perspective of the pilot.
5:35 no flaps landing? Why sometimes with, sometimes without?
Japanese pilots who fought against her called her “Whistling Death” because of the noise made by air going through the oil coolers in each wing root. For thousands of them, it was the last sound they would hear.
@@RandomFrenchFry Wrong “buddy”. The Vietcong and NVA called the F-111 the Whispering Death. And the reference to the Corsair is historically accurate.....”buddy”
Jealousy does not begin to express my emotion. Way to go man.
Wish there was a 2 seater so I could go for a ride along! Thanks to the Black Sheep Squadron I grew up worshipping these planes in the late 70's.
What a gorgeous plane indeed!
Bravo, Respect to Mr.Pilot and His Mentor 😂🎉
youtube algorithm find you ... this should have millions of views
what could be more badass than take off and landing with open canopy in a propeller plane
thx for sharing
I flew one of these bad boys, still the coolest aircraft I've ever flown
These are the birds that got me interested in WWII aviation back in the late 70's.
''We are poor little lambs,
Who have lost our way,
Bah. Bah. Bah!"
I got that reference. Great show.
Hell ya...my grandad got his wings on these after training on a friggin biplane! (Swordfish I think).
He got a funny little smile when I asked him about the Corsair.
He said she was a beautiful bird
What a gorgeous plane
God, I love these birds!
Loved seeing but mostly hearing that plane fly over my hunting camp in Luthersville.
What an awesome bird to get to call your own
Beautiful plant
Excellent Victor.
Thanks!
I saw this plane fly at the Reading PA WW2 weekend.
Corsair, Spitfire and Mustang were my favs. I love the corairs wing angle and engine sound, the Spitfire's large wing shape and the Mustang's speed and sleekness.
Beautiful and Majestic
Bonjour, un avion d'une total réussite, il est magnifique bravo et merci pour cette vidéo, thank you👍💯/💯 et un grand bonjour de la France 🇨🇵❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Mike. Very interesting video, especially to see how is before stall characteristics of Corsair. Never seen it in any other video. THX.
Absolutely beautiful guys!
Absolutely beautiful.
It can be a wonderful experience to drive!!!!
Congrats Thom!
Big beautiful gull-wing killer!
IT is a wonder... beautiful since the first day
Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
That is an amazing looking piece of hardware
Wonderful job men and women of the ground crew and restoration staff thank you for keeping her flying!
How this airplane ever landed safely on a straight deck carrier is beyond me!
Did guys also have a blue TBM or TB F avenger.abd thanks.cool planes.
How do you complete a check ride in a single seat fighter? Does the examiner radio instructions to the pilot to demonstrate their competency in the aircraft?
If I may be just a bit pedantic, Grumman was the only WW2 aircraft manufacturer to ask for and receive permission to not include the insignia blue in the national insignia on Navy aircraft. It's evident that when aircraft were partially or completely repainted in the field the insignia blue was skipped but it wasn't from Vought or Goodyear, that would come post war. Google Images "f4u-1d vf-84 white 168 cv 17" and the first image shows a very good example of partially, though not completely, field overpainted national markings.
An absolute gorgeous plane! BTW, what was happening with the engine at 6:37
I was wondering the same thing. Haven’t seen the answer in the comments yet.
He was taking the aircraft into a stall condition. Basically pitching the nose up at low power until the plane quits flying to see how easily it can recover .
@@Turning-Guns So at low power the engine sputters like that? Interesting.
@@YTMegiddo I believe that was the airframe itself shuttering, not the engine stuttering. See what I did there, lol.
@@Turning-Guns Ok, that makes sense!
Neat video!! Quick question,, what was rattling when the plane stalled? I heard it the three times it stalled.
I like the startup tbh
My dad told me that as a small child, he rode with my grandfather by Akron Fulton field, and saw rows and rows of brand new Goodyear corsairs with wings folded, lined up beside the big blimp hangar. That would have been cool to see.
What a beautiful airplane!
As always, great work man!
Beautiful engine sound
just an incredible plane..
Beautiful plane!!
Beautiful Bird.
Man,what a beautiful hot rod!
It is my lifelong dream to fly one of these. Any tips on how to get there?
Everyone knows why the F4U Corsairs had inverted gull wings... right? A straight wing wouldn’t have had enough ground clearance for the prop because it’s diameter was soo big! Plus it allowed the landing gear to be more stout for rough fields to land on.
So if you had to choose between the p51 mustang and F4U Corsair which one would you rather fly
Gosh that gives me goosebumps!
Ba Ba Black Sheep. But, this Corsair.
Is Amazing and incredible beautiful.
Thanks for sharing 👍.
Was 6:37 him working on stalls or?