Historical F4U Corsair
| F4U Corsair | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Historical Aircraft Corporation |
| Status | Production completed |
| Developed from | Chance-Vought F4U Corsair |
The Historical F4U Corsair is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Historical Aircraft Corporation of Nucla, Colorado. The aircraft is a 60% scale replica of the original Chance-Vought F4U Corsair and when it was available was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever low gull wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing covered in a shell of polyurethane foam and fiberglass. Its 24.80 ft (7.6 m) span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of 127.5 sq ft (11.85 m2). The cockpit width is 21 in (53 cm). The standard engine used is the 230 hp (172 kW) Ford Motor Company V-6 automotive conversion powerplant.[1]
The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1,405 lb (637 kg) and a gross weight of 2,004 lb (909 kg), giving a useful load of 599 lb (272 kg). With full fuel of 45 U.S. gallons (170 L; 37 imp gal) the payload for pilot and baggage is 329 lb (149 kg).[1]
The aircraft has fairly lengthy runway requirements with a standard day sea level take-off distance of 1,200 ft (366 m) and a landing distance of 1,500 ft (457 m).[1]
The kit included prefabricated assemblies, the engine and scale fixed pitch propeller, instruments and avionics. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 2000 hours.[1]
Specifications (F4U)
Data from AeroCrafter[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 21.20 ft (6.46 m)
- Wingspan: 24.80 ft (7.56 m)
- Wing area: 127.5 sq ft (11.85 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,405 lb (637 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,004 lb (909 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 45 U.S. gallons (170 L; 37 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ford Motor Company V-6 four stroke automotive conversion powerplant, 230 hp (170 kW)
- Propellers: 4-bladed fixed pitch composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 256 mph (412 km/h, 222 kn)
- Cruise speed: 225 mph (362 km/h, 196 kn)
- Stall speed: 55 mph (89 km/h, 48 kn) flaps and gear down
- Range: 650 mi (1,050 km, 560 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 26,250 ft (8,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,235 ft/min (11.35 m/s)
- Wing loading: 15.72 lb/sq ft (76.8 kg/m2)