Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Vought F4U-4 Corsair Carrier-Based Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Night Fighter.
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.
Propulsion
446 mph
718 kph | 388 kts
Max Speed
41,339 ft
12,600 m | 8 miles
Service Ceiling
1,005 miles
1,617 km | 873 nm
Operational Range
4,360 ft/min
1,329 m/min
Rate-of-Climb