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03-01-2004, 06:38 AM
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#46 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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FG-1E
The FG-1E was a designation that was to be applied to a number of Goodyear-built radar equipped Corsairs. The FG-1E was to incorporate the cannon wings of the -1C and to carry a advanced APS-4 radar unit on the starboard wing outboard of the guns. No evidence that any aircraft were constructed or designated as such has been found.
| Source: http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/in...history_3.html
(about 2/3rds down the page.)
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03-01-2004, 10:11 AM
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| The ones from the Polish site are F2Gs, but still nice 
From that bit I've read about Corsairs still around, it seems that FG-1Ds, F4U-4s, and F4U-5s are among the more common variants, which could explain why there's so many pictures of -1Ds and not of -1s.
Regarding the -1E thanks, so it was planned to be a night fighting a bit newer than the -2 and with cannons instead of the 5x.50 cals.
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03-01-2004, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by kiwimac | lol Kiwimac, that picture is F2G-1 Super Corsair not FG Corsair, but good looking picture and thanks to all the people who post on the picture. 
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Hey can anyone tell me what the hell the gauge is on the front of the Corsair's Radial? (3rd Polish pic)!
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03-01-2004, 09:02 PM
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No I just sleep really really badly!
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Originally Posted by kiwimac Ah Dang, the Polish site lists them as FG-1s. Bugger.
Hey can anyone tell me what the hell the gauge is on the front of the Corsair's Radial? (3rd Polish pic)!
Kiwimac | That is Goodyear F2G-1D Super Corsair with 3,000 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-4 engine and also I have found that serial number = B.U. #88454 of F2G-1D. Wanna know what NATC stand for? It stands for "Naval Air Test Center" and it kinda werid name, but it for US Navy and US Marines Corps.
F2G-1 = Non-Folding Wings
F2G-2 = Folding Wings
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03-01-2004, 10:28 PM
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| So if the F2G-1 has nonfolding wings, and the F2G-2 has folding wings, whats special about the F2G-1D?
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Originally Posted by Archer So if the F2G-1 has nonfolding wings, and the F2G-2 has folding wings, whats special about the F2G-1D? | Possible Goodyear has added Hydraulic folding wings on F2G-1D (Possible only one F2G-1D) for a test and I have no clue what up with F2G-1D. There are so many secret of F2G during in WWII and aftermath of WWII. I am still working on F2G research to find how they became "secret" and hopefully i'll find some answer for it.
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03-13-2004, 10:49 PM
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| Actually according to my records, there were 8 FG-1E built.
I don't think they were actually used, though. | |
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| Actually according to my records, there were 8 FG-1E built.
I don't think they were actually used, though. | |
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03-14-2004, 02:09 AM
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| Where'd you find that?
Vought F4U Corsair by Martin Bowman says that 7 XF2G-1s (converted from FG-1 and FG-1As) and 10 F2G-1/2s were built.
It doesn't specify what variants, but since it was intended to intercept kamikazes at low level I would doubt that 8 of the 10 built were FG-1Es, unless there were others not known to the author.
Edit: According to an Appendix of US Navy Corsairs, there were 5 F2G-1s and 5 F2G-2s accepted by the Navy as well as the 7 modified XF2G-1s
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03-14-2004, 12:48 PM
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| The FG-1E was not one of the corncob powered F2G's, it was a night fighter derived from a normally R-2800 powered FG-1A with radar attached to the right wing like the later F4U-5N.
Interesting note about the F2G's, the F4U-4 and later variants with R-2800s were actually faster than the F2G's. Brute force ain't everything.
Does anybody know what the A2U was supposed to be? | |
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