Long-Range Hellcat & Corsair ...

[WIX_Archive]

Both were roughly in the 1,000 mile range if I recall. Wonder how much further with the added fuel tanks. if, of course, they aren't napalm.





Originally posted by Mark Allen

[ErrolC]

One of the RNZAF Corsair photos in your Pacific thread has the same load-out.

RNZAF Vought F4U-1D Corsair (NZ5410), flown by a pilot of 24SQN, landing at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain on the 20th May 1945.

[Spitty]

Ferry tanks?Not for combat maybe?

[Scott Rose]

Ferry tanks? Not for combat maybe?

That would be my guess.

[Combatmech]

Wondering what kind of drag index and or power settings they used with those things installed. I'm sure if they were just trying to "get there", neither mattered.

[Scott Rose]

I'm curious about the corsair configuration. The tanks aren't the same size and I would assume they would exhibit asymmetrical drag. Is this offset by the engine torque or is there some other effect in play?

[AG pilot]

I thought the Corsair setup was three tanks....... two smaller outboards, and one large centerline. Hard to tell in pics.

[sandiego89]

I'm curious about the corsair configuration. The tanks aren't the same size and I would assume they would exhibit asymmetrical drag. Is this offset by the engine torque or is there some other effect in play?

yes as Ag said, the three closely spaced stores stations were all plumbed to mount external fuel tanks. You just can't see the port side tank in those phots as the larger centerline tank obscures its view.

2 tanks were much more common.

[Combatmech]

Anyone know the capacity of the big centerline tank? 100 or more gallons?