F2G-1

F2G-1

F2G-1

Description

The F2G-1 "Super Corsair" is a premium gift rank American fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "New Power" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season I. The Super Corsair was a development made by Goodyear, a licensed manufacturer of the Vought F4U Corsair. The Super Corsair was intended by Goodyear as a low altitude fighter. Powered by the Pratt & Whitney 28 cylinder R-4360 Wasp Major engine, nicknamed the "Corncob," the Super Corsair made 3000 hp. By the time the Super Corsairs was ready for production the Grumman F8F "Bearcat" was already being built and had similar performance. Partially due to this, only 10 Super Corsairs were ever completed, 5 of which were the F2G-1 land variant found in game.

General info

Flight performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 5,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._	180
Upgraded	740	706		20.1	21.0	27.0	20.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
		382	324	248	~10	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 540	< 250	< 500	> 440

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm bulletproof glass - Windscreen
• 12.7 mm steel - Pilot's headrest
• 8 mm steel - Pilot's seat
• 3 mm steel in front of pilot

Armaments

Offensive armament

The F2G-1 is armed with:

• 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (300 rpg = 1,800 total)

Suspended armament

The F2G-1 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
• 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
• 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 8 x HVAR rockets
• 2 x Tiny Tim rockets

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great initial climb rate and acceleration for a propeller plane
• Six .50 cal machine guns can easily deal with any aircraft in its sights
• Very strong landing gear can survive speeds of over 700km/h and be used as an airbrake
• Can enter WEP without overheating for much longer than either of the F8F variants
• High-rank premium vehicle that can help research other vehicles and gain Silver Lions

Cons:

• Lacks engine power at higher altitudes
• Often uptiered to face F-84Gs and similar aircraft
• Like other Corsairs, the F2G-1s flaps rip at relatively slow speeds
• Compresses at higher speeds, which are necessary to catch most opponents

History

Using their design experience with the FG-1, a fixed-wing variant of the original F4U Corsair, Goodyear Aircraft set out to modify the existing frame for fitting of the Wright R-4360 engine which put out 50% more power compared to the former R-2800 Double Wasp used. Designated the XF2G-1, the aircraft was an extensively modified FG-1 that, when used during testing, proved promising for the aircraft's future with the installation of a bubble canopy and in March 1944, Goodyear was awarded a contract for 418 F2G-1 and 10 F2G-2 aircraft to be delivered. However, it was never meant to be as the program was plagued by issues, such as insufficient speed and lateral control problems, as well as the already in production F8F Bearcat which could do everything the F2G could, while still using the original Double Wasp powerplant. In the end, only 10, 5 of each variant, were produced by August 1945 and the project was subsequently cancelled. In post-war life however, the aircraft served well as an air racing aircraft, the most famous of which being 88458 known as "Race 57".

Only two aircraft survive as of January 2021, the aforementioned 88458 and 88454.

Media

F2G-1 devblog image.

See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• Air and Space - Corsairs with Four-Bank Radials