F4U-Series Corsair Main Gear

[Sweb]

I'm looking for the mechanical breakdown/operation of the Corsair's main gear 90 degree rotating mechanism. Anyone have any drawing or literature? Thanks.

Joe

 

[Colin1]

Here Sweb
how's this?

 

[Catch22]

You got that from the Jane's Corsair book, correct?

 

[Colin1]

You got that from the Jane's Corsair book, correct?

If you mean the outsize big one
yes

 

[Catch22]

I'm thinking the big yellow one with Kepford's bird on the front.

I have many of that series, they're great.

 

[Colin1]

Yep
that's the one
they're light on hard data but lots of good, visual type information in those books though I guess that's their intent

 

[Catch22]

Yeah, you're right, they're not for somebody who's looking for data, more of a history and a good sense of what the planes look like. Good for kids like me who read them over and over and over over the years.

 

[Coors9]

I've got this book, must be 20 years old. It's got about 12 or 14 planes in it. Each plane has 5 or 6 triple foldouts. Maybe it's janes, it's about 4 inches thick Buried in the basement. One big awesome book. All the illistrations are by a Japanese artist.

 

[Colin1]

I've got this book, must be 20 years old. It's got about 12 or 14 planes in it. Each plane has 5 or 6 triple foldouts. Maybe it's janes, it's about 4 inches thick Buried in the basement. One big awesome book. All the illistrations are by a Japanese artist.

The artist is Rikyu Watanabe and he is pretty meticulous
I didn't realise Jane's had clubbed them all together in one book; if it's the same size as the separates then with the added dimension of 4" thick it must be some book to handle!

 

[Coors9]

Just dug it out, It's called The Great Book Of World War 2 Airplanes and thats him. 1984, Man i'm gettin' old. About 21/2 inches thick.

 

[Colin1]

Just dug it out, It's called The Great Book Of World War 2 Airplanes and thats him. 1984, Man i'm gettin' old.

Aren't we all?
Apart from Catch22 that is
Just noticed, you're a noofie, I did a six-week stint in Alberta and got asked three times if I was a noofie by the Calgary folk, except the first time I was asked, I had no idea what he meant. Must be the northern accent...

 

[Coors9]

LOL, Yea I'm a Newf, who want's to go to Debden and see the 336th home base. See that dam mound of clay that took away the love of my life.....Shangri-La+

 

[Sweb]

Here Sweb
how's this?

Perfect. Thanks a lot.

 

[KMcD]

Hello, Sweb...
This post caught my eye, so I thought I'd pass along some info.

Go to Odegaard Aviation Inc..

Look in the "Hangar" section. You will find a good picture of the landing gear "knuckle" fitting as well as a short Quicktime video of how it allows the gear to rotate while retracting.

Cool stuff....

 

[Catch22]

Aren't we all?
Apart from Catch22 that is
Just noticed, you're a noofie, I did a six-week stint in Alberta and got asked three times if I was a noofie by the Calgary folk, except the first time I was asked, I had no idea what he meant. Must be the northern accent...

Sorry I was late hehe.

Whereabouts in Alberta did you do your stint?

And yes, I'm getting old! I'm 18 and feel like an old man, and it just hit me that I graduated High School a year ago, man time flies.

 

[Colin1]

Sorry I was late hehe.

Whereabouts in Alberta did you do your stint?

And yes, I'm getting old! I'm 18 and feel like an old man, and it just hit me that I graduated High School a year ago, man time flies.

Calgary