Tamiya 61070 - 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair  [61070]

About the Vought F4U-1A Corsair

After enduring hefty losses towards the Japanese Navy's Zero fighters in early stages associated with Pacific War, the U.S. Navy became dedicated to developing new fighters with the capacity of turning the tides of aerial combat. The type of fighters was the Corsair, first developed become a top speed, provider borne aircraft. Built around this new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2000hp motor, and switching the largest propeller ever attached to a fighter airplane (4m dia.), this gull-winged wonder ended up being destined to be a success.
In June 1942, the F4U-1 manufacturing models made their maiden journey. However, because of their restricted forward industry of view, and as a result of a propeller clean impact caused them to stall left wing first during low speed landings, they first had been used as land based fighters. Succeeding the F4U-1 inside summer of 1943 was the F4U-1A, that was designed with a long rear wheel landing gear shaft, a somewhat modified glazed canopy, and a small triangular strip of steel bolted to your right top rated for the wing to equalize the stall and give a wide berth to the roll left at touch-down.

Despite these improvements, the latest F6F Hell Cat ended up being adopted as the main carrier-borne aircraft, together with first combat Corsairs became relegated to land based United States aquatic squadrons in Southern Pacific. Major Boyington and second Lieutenant Hanson of the U.S. Marines, Lt. Kepford regarding the Navy and other ace-pilots, fearlessly travelled the F4U-1A into tough air-combats, overwhelming japan Zero fighters with tremendous top speed and six 12.7mm hefty device firearms.