E-Books → F4U Corsair versus A6M Zero–sen Rabaul and the Solomons 1943–44 (Duel)

Published by: voska89 on 13-03-2024, 07:17 | 0

Free Download F4U Corsair versus A6M Zero-sen: Rabaul and the Solomons 1943-44 (Duel) by Michael John Claringbould, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector
English | April 12, 2022 | ISBN: 1472850610 | 80 pages | MOBI | 23 Mb
The aerial clashes between the iconic Corsair and Zero-sen translated into a contest of speed and altitude for the former, versus the latter's outstanding agility and range.

E-Books → Developing the Gull-Winged F4U Corsair - And Taking It To Sea Volume 1

Published by: voska89 on 7-01-2023, 11:50 | 0

Developing the Gull-Winged F4U Corsair - And Taking It To Sea: Volume 1 By Ralph Harvey
2012 | 294 Pages | ISBN: 1469991225 | PDF | 33 MB
The late-1930s marked the end of the biplane era, and the U.S. Navy needed a new fighter. The Vought F4U Corsair was the winning design, but the service's first 400 m.p.h. warplane came with more than just blistering speed. This aerial hot-rod had some very poor flight characteristics and came to be known as the "Ensign Eliminator." Even after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy decided that the Corsair was unsuitable for shipboard use. Yet the Corsair eventually did operate from aircraft carriers, and the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps − along with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the Royal New Zealand Air Force − all used the F4U with great success. This book tells that story. As a guide to readers, Developing the Gull-WInged F4U Corsair − And Taking It To Sea does not focus on individual pilots, squadrons or dogfights, but compliments existing texts with over 40 images and information that pilots and non-pilots will appreciate. In particular, this book looks at the development of leading World War Two fighters, including the F4U; the expansion of the Vought-Sikorsky factory during mobilization; the F4U's limitations, and why techniques for a navalized version of the British Spitfire could also be used in the Corsair; a broad overview of the F4U's operational history, and the 1948-9 relocation of the Vought factory from Connecticut to Dallas. It is a history and remembrance of all who designed, built and test flew F4U Corsair, and those who served in uniform.

E-Books → Corsair by Tim Severin

Published by: Emperor2011 on 8-12-2022, 11:21 | 0

Corsair by Tim Severin | 487.58 KB
English | 371 Pages

Title: 01 Corsair
Author: Tim Severin
Year: 2009

E-Books → F4U Corsair vs Ki-84 Frank Pacific Theater 1945

Published by: voska89 on 13-07-2022, 09:16 | 0

Edward M. Young, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector, "F4U Corsair vs Ki-84 "Frank": Pacific Theater 1945"
English | 2016 | pages: 84 | ISBN: 1472814606 | PDF | 37,4 mb
The Vought Corsair was the first American single-engine fighter to exceed four hundred mph, establishing dominance over the Mitsubishi Type Zero-sen with a kill ratio greater than ten to one. The Ki-84 Hayate was introduced by the Japanese specifically to counter this growing American dominance of the skies over the Pacific. Built in greater numbers than any other late-war Japanese fighter, nearly three thousand were completed between 1944 and 1945.