Corsairs from best to worst

[Fangjay]

Actually, i think all Corsairs are great, but in your opinion, rate the the Corsair variants from best-average-worst. Would love to read ur opinions.

 

[pbehn]

It would be a sad indictment of the people who designed and made them to say they didn't get better from start to finish, but they were very good at the start, obviously better with roundels on, almost as good as a version with Balkenkreuz would have been.

 

[mjfur]

Best - the Blue ones.
Average - the White/Grey ones.
Worst - the Silver ones.

 

[pbehn]

Best - the Blue ones.
Average - the White/Grey ones.
Worst - the Silver ones.

They started off short, droppy wing and bouncy, so I think short silver droppy wing and bouncy ones were the worst, whilst long blue floaty ones that didn't bounce were the best (if they had roundels of course).

 

[Fangjay]

I honestly think the F4U-5N is the best though. It had better performance than its predecessors and was modernised. My worst would be the AU-1, maybe because it was heavy and lacked performance, but still a great attack aircraft

 

[mjfur]

They started off short, droppy wing and bouncy, so I think short silver droppy wing and bouncy ones were the worst, whilst long blue floaty ones that didn't bounce were the best (if they had roundels of course).

Corsair, Corsair, Corsair

Silver

Vought O2U Corsair

White/Gray

LTV A-7 Corsair II - Wikipedia

Blue

Vought F4U Corsair

 

[Shortround6]

My worst would be the AU-1,

Be very careful when comparing the AU-1, granted it wasn't anywhere near as good high up but many websites and books give the top speed with it carrying a pair of large bombs, 10 small bombs and a drop tank, all at the same time.
Performance when clean at low altitude was actually pretty good.
361mph at sea level and 389mph at 14,000ft.
Climb at sea level using combat power (115/145 fuel) was 4620fps.

See http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/AU-1_Corsair_SAC_-_1_June_1953.pdf

 

[pbehn]

Corsair, Corsair, Corsair

Silver
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Vought O2U Corsair

White/Gray
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LTV A-7 Corsair II - Wikipedia

Blue
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Vought F4U Corsair

This is how it ended up, a silver blue corsair.

 

[pbehn]

I honestly think the F4U-5N is the best though. It had better performance than its predecessors and was modernised. My worst would be the AU-1, maybe because it was heavy and lacked performance, but still a great attack aircraft

The British only had two basic methods of improving performance, hack off or add to the ends of the wings and increase the distance between the pilot and the propeller. This also seems to have worked on the Corsair.

 

[Fangjay]

Be very careful when comparing the AU-1, granted it wasn't anywhere near as good high up but many websites and books give the top speed with it carrying a pair of large bombs, 10 small bombs and a drop tank, all at the same time.
Performance when clean at low altitude was actually pretty good.
361mph at sea level and 389mph at 14,000ft.
Climb at sea level using combat power (115/145 fuel) was 4620fps.

See http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/AU-1_Corsair_SAC_-_1_June_1953.pdf

True that... i would say it was also pretty sturdy and tough the AU-1. What about the F2G though? I don't know much about it but i heard it was rather mediocre.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Actually, i think all Corsairs are great, but in your opinion, rate the the Corsair variants from best-average-worst. Would love to read ur opinions.

I like the clipped wing British variant. Higher roll rate, more compact for hangars.

 

[SaparotRob]

I was always a fan of this Corsair variant.

 

[Fangjay]

I was always a fan of this Corsair variant. View attachment 615002

Very funny

 

[Admiral Beez]

Best - the Blue ones.
Average - the White/Grey ones.
Worst - the Silver ones.

No, the camouflage ones are the best, IMO.

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Courtesy of 1/72 Tamiya FAA Corsair Mk. I by Bill Lachance

 

[tomo pauk]

True that... i would say it was also pretty sturdy and tough the AU-1. What about the F2G though? I don't know much about it but i heard it was rather mediocre.

Thread about the F2G: link

 

[pbehn]

No, the camouflage ones are the best, IMO.

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Courtesy of 1/72 Tamiya FAA Corsair Mk. I by Bill Lachance

That is a fantastic job for 1/72 scale.

 

[Admiral Beez]

That is a fantastic job for 1/72 scale.

I agree. I wonder why some Corsairs remained in their USN blue whilst others were painted FAA camouflage. This pic claims to be at the US Brewster factory, suggesting that this plant at least painted the Corsair camo prior to delivery.

 

[pbehn]

I agree. I wonder why some Corsairs remained in their USN blue whilst others were painted FAA camouflage. This pic claims to be at the US Brewster factory, suggesting that this plant at least painted the Corsair camo prior to delivery.

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Did it depend on theatre, I think its sensible for RN Corsairs to be in the same colours as US ones when working together.

 

[Dawncaster]

Then I'll vote for the black ones!

 

[GreenKnight121]

Indeed - especially the "black-body radiating" ones.