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Top speed
  
694 km/h

Wingspan
  
12 m

Cruise speed
  
306 km/h

Range
  
3,146 km

Length
  
10 m

First flight
  
July 15, 1945

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Engine type
  
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major

The Goodyear F2G "Super" Corsair is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the FG-1/F4U-1 Corsair design as a special low-altitude version of a fighter equipped with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 28-cylinder, four-row radial air-cooled engine. Although often cited that the origin of the aircraft was as an interceptor of low-flying Japanese suicide aircraft, its actual beginnings came about in 1939 when the Pratt & Whitney company first proposed its enormous new engine. Thus the F2G lineage was tied to its engine design rather than tactical requirements.

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Design and development

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Using experience from building the fixed-wing FG-1, a version of the folding wing F4U-1 Corsair, in early 1944, Goodyear extensively modified a standard FG-1 airframe, designated the XF2G-1, to take advantage of the 50% increase in take-off power provided by the R-4360 engine. In addition, an all-round vision bubble-type canopy was installed. In March 1944, Goodyear was awarded a contract to deliver 418 F2G-1 and 10 F2G-2 aircraft. The F2G-2 version included modifications for carrier operations.

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Armament provisions included alternative wing-mounted installations for four or six 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns and eight 5-inch (127 mm) rockets or two 1,000 or 1,600 lb (450 or 725 kg) bombs. The internal fuel capacity was increased greatly over that of the FG-1, and provisions were provided to carry two droppable external tanks.

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By the end of the war in August 1945, only five each of the F2G-1 and F2G-2 aircraft were completed. Testing revealed deficiencies in lateral control and insufficient speed, which were bars to further development of the aircraft. In addition, the Grumman F8F Bearcat, which could do all the F2G could do while still powered with the original Corsair's Double Wasp powerplant, was already in production, making the F2G redundant. Thus, further production of the F2G was canceled.

Survivors

Only two "Super Corsairs" still exist, and only one is in flying condition.

Airworthy (F2G-1)
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  • 88458 (better known as "Race 57"): Race 57 LLC in Chandler, Arizona. It was the fifth production aircraft and was purchased by Cook Cleland, who went on to finish first in the 1947 Thompson Trophy Race and first in the 1949 Tinnerman Trophy Race. Over time, the aircraft, registered as NX5588N, went from owner to owner and slowly deteriorated. Finally, in 1996, NX5588N was purchased by Bob Odegaard of North Dakota, and was returned to airworthy condition in 1999. The aircraft was on loan to the Fargo Air Museum. Odegaard raced the aircraft in the Unlimited class at the Reno Air Races from 2006 to 2008 and it was featured in the movie Thunder Over Reno. The aircraft was bought in February, 2017 by Steuart Walton. It is based at Louise M. Thaden Airfield in Bentonville, Arkansas.
    • On display (F2G-1)
  • 88454: Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. It was the first production aircraft and was acquired from the Marine Corps by the Champlin Fighter Museum, and later came to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, with the rest of the Champlin collection.

    • Operators

     United States
  • United States Navy

    • Specifications (F2G-2)

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    General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 33 ft 9 in (10.3 m)
  • Wingspan: 41 ft (12.5 m)
  • Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.9 m)
  • Wing area: 314 ft² (29 m²)
  • Empty weight: 10,249 lb (4,649 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 13,346 lb (6,054 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 15,422 lb (6,995 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-4 "Wasp Major" 28-cylinder radial engine, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 431 mph (374 knots, 694 km/h) at 16,400 ft (5,000 m)
  • Range: 1,955 mi (1,699 nm, 3,146 km) with external tanks
  • Service ceiling: 38,800 ft (11,800 m)
  • Rate of climb: 4,400 ft/min (22.35 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 42.5 lb/ft² (208.75 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (370 W/kg)

    • Armament

  • Guns: 4× .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, 400 rounds/gun
  • Rockets: 8× 5 in (127 mm) rockets or
  • Bombs: 1,600 lb (725 kg)

    • References

    Goodyear F2G Corsair Wikipedia
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