Vought F4U Corsair

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament bombs
rockets
6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Brewster
Goodyear
gptkbp:category single-engined tractor aircraft
World War II American fighter aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp_radial_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1940-05-29
gptkbp:height 4.90 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vought F4U Corsair
gptkbp:introduced 1942
gptkbp:length 10.16 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Vought
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 718 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bent-Wing_Bird
gptkb:Whistling_Death
gptkbp:notableAppearance gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep_(TV_series)
gptkbp:notableFeature inverted gull wing design
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gregory_Boyington
gptkb:Kenneth_Walsh
gptkb:Thomas_J._Hudner_Jr.
gptkbp:numberBuilt 12,571
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Vought_F4U-1
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retired 1953 (U.S. Navy)
gptkbp:role bomber
carrier-capable fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 12,600 m
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vought_F7U_Cutlass
gptkbp:tailNumber various
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:AU-1
gptkb:F4U-1
gptkb:F4U-1A
gptkb:F4U-1D
gptkb:F4U-4
gptkb:F4U-5
gptkb:F4U-7
gptkbp:wingspan 12.50 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center
gptkb:Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5