GOODYEAR F2G Corsair

[Jay Beckman]

Not surprised given how fast the cadre blew into town, flew and blew back out again...

[Bubak]

[Chris Kennedy]

F2G-1 N5588N Race 57 and F2G-2 N5577N Race 74 were both at the Commemorative Air Force hangar at Falcon Field today in preparation for an air-to-air photo shoot this afternoon.

The propeller on Race 57 is one foot larger in diameter and its tail is one foot taller than those on Race 74.

It looks like 74 doesn't have flaps and 57 does. Another difference. Must make it fun to land. Maybe that's why it bounced a bit landing at Coolidge yesterday.

[wingsnstuff]

Beautiful shot of Race 74.  Love the Corsair.  Nicely captured.

[Chris Kennedy]

I just heard that the 74 does have flaps, but when they prepped the plane for racing back in the 40's they riveted them up and removed the hinges.

[Chris Kennedy]

This is a quote from Bob Odegaard (via a third party) about landing the Super Corsair.

Its the hardest one to land that I have ever flown. If you try to come straight in, not only don't you see the runway, you cant see the airport!! So we make the approach from the side.  approach speed is not that bad. about 130, but it doesn't want to slow down after your'e on the runway.  The brakes are the weakest part of the corsair!!  However it is still by far the most fun flying airplane I have ever had the chance to Fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joe Copalman]

Was that in reference to 57 or 74? 

[Chris Kennedy]

Was that in reference to 57 or 74? 

74

[Scott Youmans]

Approach speed of 130!  I'm assuming that's in knots. If so that's almost 150 mph.  They gave up a lot for speed by doing away with the flaps but they knew that when they converted it to a race plane.  Another factor with that particular aircraft is that it has the small vertical stabilizer and rudder of the "normal" Corsairs making it more prone to torque issues at low speeds.  Keeping the speed up is a good idea.  57 is probably a piece of cake by comparison.

Does anyone know if the small (normal) vertical stab/rudder was retrofitted on 74 or if it was built that way?

[Ned Harris]

Goodyear F2G-2, Coolidge, 1/7/12.


_92W0672 F2G-2 Super Corsair by Ned Harris, on Flickr

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[Barry Griffiths]

 
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair s/n 88463 (1945) N5577N ( by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[wingsnstuff]

Nice shot Berry.  Those wings are huge..

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[MorrisAero]

Nice shots guys...sorry I missed out...was in Denver for Christmas and Grandkids.