Author Topic: Why the F4U-4 is Perked (Read 552 times)

F4UDOA · « **Reply #15 on:** October 30, 2002, 01:27:01 PM »

Spritle,

More Hellcats were lost to operation accidents than F4U's in the same number of combat sorties as well.

Myth and reality only seem to affect the F4U for the negative.

GScholz · « **Reply #16 on:** October 31, 2002, 10:28:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Spritle
Here is what I want to know. How come the Corsair is WAY more prone to ground loops/spin-outs than say the Spit or 109? I mean it has a much wider track. I have never ground looped either a Spit or 109, but the Corsair is a different story. Historically weren't more 109 pilots lost in ground handling accidents than were actually shot down? Obviously this trait doesn't carry over to AH.

Spritle

Eh? No! 5% of all 109's lost were lost during TO/landing.

Booky · « **Reply #17 on:** November 01, 2002, 04:01:43 AM »

I am pretty sure he doesn't mean actual ground operations. I think he means colliding with the ground due to a rollover stall or something to that affect.

Booky

AtmkRstr · « **Reply #18 on:** November 08, 2002, 10:39:10 AM »

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Originally posted by F4UDOA
Spritle,

More Hellcats were lost to operation accidents than F4U's in the same number of combat sorties as well.

Myth and reality only seem to affect the F4U for the negative.

I'd really like to see the numbers for this. ie # sorties and # TO/Landing crashes for both F4U and F6F. Preferably numbers up to and not exceeding the end of the war. I wouldn't want F4U sorties in Korea affectign the numbers.

F4UDOA · « **Reply #19 on:** November 08, 2002, 11:27:27 AM »

No Problem,

The whole document can be found at the Naval Historic records branch but here is the one page you requested.

AtmkRstr · « **Reply #20 on:** November 09, 2002, 09:10:54 AM »

thanks!

udet · « **Reply #21 on:** November 09, 2002, 12:11:46 PM »

why is the Tempest perked while the La7 isn't????

Spritle · « **Reply #22 on:** November 09, 2002, 10:26:09 PM »

Probably because the Tempest has better guns and better high altitude performance.

Spritle