F4U's - accuracy an issue?

[Widewing]

Originally posted by SgtPappy
Oh, so only the USMC ones didnt' have folding wings... I see.

The tailhooks were removed too.

My regards,

Widewing

[humble]

Originally posted by SgtPappy
Ah thanks. So the F4U-1A its performance advantage not because it was lighter. So It was just a cleaner frame?

Personally I think the D hog owns the 1A in a one on one fight. Yes the 1a is faster....but that only helps if your running. The D accelerates quicker and climbs better (from what I can tell) then the 1a. The 1a is a bit better turner at speed but just marginally so while they seem about dead even at stall. So in a "proper" hog fight the D out performs the 1a in the vertical and vertical oblique. It's better climb and acceleration give it the advantage in a hog on hog knife fight.

[Saxman]

humble, the 1A actually accelerates FASTER than the 1D by several seconds, and the rates of climb are nearly identical.

[AKDogg]

I still like the -1 hog better.  To me the -1 hog a better stall fighter then all of them.

[F4UDOA]

Sgt Pappy,

I just meant to say the AH2 F4U's all have folding wings. Not all the F4U's produced.

I say that because the performance and weight corresponds to known data sheets of F4U's with folding wings.

That being said I have never actually seen any hard data for non folding wing F4U's. However I don't doubt they were out there.

[humble]

Originally posted by Saxman
humble, the 1A actually accelerates FASTER than the 1D by several seconds, and the rates of climb are nearly identical.

I fly the D on attack and 1a for fighter....again its a seat of the pants comparision....but the D seems to have the edge by a small margin in everything but raw speed. I'm pretty sure ww posted all relevent numbers so I'll go look at his original post....