Grumman F6F Hellcat vs Vought F4U Corsair Comparison

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Subjects

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Carrierborne Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Carrier-Based Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Night Fighter

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1943 [Diff.+1 yrs]

YEAR
1942 [Diff.-1 yrs]

CREW
1

PRODUCTION
12,272 units [Diff.-299]

PRODUCTION
12,571 units [Diff.+299]

Dimensions

LENGTH
33.8 ft (10.3 m) [Diff.+0.2 ft]

LENGTH
33.6 ft (10.3 m) [Diff.-0.2 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
42.7 ft (13.0 m) [Diff.+1.6 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
41.0 ft (12.5 m) [Diff.-1.6 ft]

HEIGHT
13.0 ft (4.0 m) [Diff.-1.8 ft]

HEIGHT
14.8 ft (4.5 m) [Diff.+1.8 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat

Vought F4U-4 Corsair

Weights

EMPTY WT.
9,059 lb (4,109 kg) [Diff.-146 lb]

EMPTY WT.
9,204 lb (4,175 kg) [Diff.+146 lb]

M.T.O.W.
12,597 lb (5,714 kg) [Diff.-1,402 lb]

M.T.O.W.
13,999 lb (6,350 kg) [Diff.+1,402 lb]

Installed Power

1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W Double Wasp air-cooled radial engine developing 2,000 horsepower driving a three-bladed propeller unit at the nose.

1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W 18-cylinder "Double Wasp" two-row, air-cooled, radial piston engine developing 2,325 horsepower driving a four-bladed propeller unit at the nose.

Performance

SPEED
380 mph (611 kph) [Diff.-66 mph]

SPEED
446 mph (718 kph) [Diff.+66 mph]

RANGE
944 miles (1,520 km) [Diff.-60 miles]

RANGE
1,005 miles (1,617 km) [Diff.+60 miles]

CEILING
37,300 ft (11,369 m) [Diff.-4,039 feet]

CEILING
41,339 ft (12,600 m) [Diff.+4,039 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
3,410 ft/min [Diff.-950 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
4,360 ft/min [Diff.+950 feet]

Armament

STANDARD (F6F-3, F6F-5):
6 x 0.50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine guns in wings (three guns to a wing).

ALTERNATIVE (F6F-5N):
2 x 20mm automatic cannons.
4 x .50 caliber M2 Browning heavy machine guns.

OPTIONAL:
2 x 11.75 (298mm) "Tiny Tim" unguided rockets underwing.
6 x 5-inch (127mm) HVAR unguided rockets underwing.
8 x 250lb drop bombs (F6F-5).
4 x 500lb drop bombs (F6F-5).
2 x 1,000lb drop bombs (F6F-5).
1 x 2,000lb drop bomb.
1 x Mk 13-3 series torpedo underfuselage centerline.

Up to 4,150lb of externally-held drop ordnance.

STANDARD:
6 x 12.7mm M2 Browning heavy machine guns (three to a wing).

ALTERNATIVE:
4 x 20mm M2 automatic cannons (F4U-1C).

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific armament (up to a maximum of 4,000lb) to include aerial rockets and conventional drop bombs.

Going Further

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