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Install the
F4U-5 Corsair into your CFS1, CFS2, FS2000 or FS2002 \aircraft
folder. If you haven't alredy done so, follow the instructions
on our installation page.
The F4U-5
Corsair is a great fighter. It looks great and it flies great.
The 2850 HP
Pratt & Whittney engine has fuel injection giving it tremendous
performance.
Look at the
F4U-Corsair from spot plane view (press 'S' twice). Here's a
quick walk around:
- Press 'E'
to start the engine and see the prop spin.
- Press F8 to
see the flaps slowly drop into position and you'll also see the
engine cowling open and the transparent glass cockpit slide backwards.
- Press the
stick forward and back to see the elevator move up and down.
- Press the
stick from side to side to see the rudder and ailerons move.
- When you've
taken off, press 'G' to watch the landing gears slowly retract
into the upper cavity. It's a site to behold.
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Takeoff
The power in this monster will get you accelerated in a hurry.
Give it full throttle and your tail will be up by the time you
reach 70 knots. Lift off at about 100 knots.
It's a real
thrill to go to spot view to watch the landing gear retract.
You can climb
like crazy - 4000 ft / minute. She handles wonderfully.
Again from
spot view, you can watch all of the control surfaces move.
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Landing
Approach speed
on short final is about 120-130 knots here using full flaps.
Remember that
the F4U-5 Corsair is a taildragger so you'll want to set her
down on the mains, bleed off speed and she'll set right down
on the tail wheel.
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