Because of the unusual and distinctive design of its inverted gull wing, Vought's F4U Corsair became known as the "bent wing bird" to aviation enthusiasts. As it attacked the enemy on the ground, the air rushing through the radiators buried in its wing roots created a sound that the Japanese named "whistling death." But to the pilots who flew it, and to the Marines on the ground that it supported, the Corsair also became known as the "sweetheart of Okinawa." Regardless of what name it was called, the F4U Corsair was indisputably one of the most successful fighter designs in the history of military aviation.
Название: F4U Corsair (1) XF4U Through F2G (Detail & Scale 55)
Автор: Bert Kinzey
Серия: Detail & Scale 8255
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Год издания: 1998
ISBN: 1888974087
Язык: english
Кол-во страниц: 81
Формат: PDF
Размер: 24 MB
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