My Father was a USMC Aviator in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He flew Hellcats and then Corsairs. I have a few old black and white photos of him in the cockpit of his Corsair.
So cool. My grandpa fought in the Pacific too. His unit was sent into Hiroshima 5 days after it was bombed. I have pictures of him with survivors that they were giving help to and the city looks like it was bulldozed flat. Just piles of rubble. War is hell, but it was a better option than invading Japan.
@@saltysteel3996 You're right. The Jap's have such pride in themselves and their country that only when their backs were up against the wall and warned them that Tokoyo was next, did they finally surrender. They knew we meant business. And, after all, they STARTED it by surprise, attacking our main naval fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
My favorite WW ll fighter, I met Pappy Boyington at the Oshkosh Wisconsin EAA fly in 1987, before he passed away in Jan. 1988. What a thrill I didn't know he was going to be there. I was walking through one of the buildings and he had a booth there. There wasn't anyone there at that moment so I was able to talk with him a little while and shake his hand. I told him I was a fan of the Black Sheep TV show and he said it wasn't very true to life which I already figured. I was so in awe seeing him there when I didn't expect to, that I forgot to ask him for his autograph until a day later. I was never in the Air Force or anything, but I did get my private pilots license in 87 when I was 29. Like I said, what a thrill for me, a new pilot, to meet him, a 5x ace from WW ll. I have no proof I met him...but I'll never forget it!!
Of all the classics, the Corsair is my all-time favorite. What a marvel of technology and design. Scrape off the stupid bull and restore that beauty to her original glory. Be still my heart! There isn't much I wouldn't do just for a single flight in her.
My Grandfather worked on these planes in WW2 on the USS Essex. So awesome to see a piece of history in the air that I use to enjoy hearing his stories about.
Awesome, my uncle flew one of these planes off the U.S.S. Essex. In fact his final mission of the Essex was Sept 11, 1945 when he had to ditch in rice paddies in China. The Chinese civilians hide him and helped him rejoin American troops.
well if ya get the chance, itsa notorios torque tried to salam you into the ground when yer wheels left the ground.... other then that...its a lovely bird... I miss flying it.
@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk Watched the record of Lt. Groves' death just yesterday. Yyyup, he pulled up and became a fok'n human gyroscope on the axis of the engine. Drew a whole ass circle an high-fived Poseidon right away.
I am from Argentina. When I was a child, a retired couple lived across the street from my house. She had the peculiarity of having a strong accent since she was American, and he had been a pilot. Well, one summer my uncles spent a few days at home and they started to get to know them and invited us to take a tea at their house. To my surprise, we started looking their photos and I learned his story. He had been a pilot in the Argentine Air Force, but despite the fact that the country was neutral in WW2, he fought in the US Navy in the Pacific theater. And in fact, at the end of the conflict, he took a beautiful nurse from Philadelphia to Argentina. A lovely woman. But I still remember the huge photo he had of a Corsair with the palm trees of some Pacific island with all the pilots of the squadron standing on its wings. Every time I see this plane, it reminds me of that old man and the admiration I began to feel for him. I now live in Paris, and last month I was lucky enough to see this plane fly at Air Legends 2024. I always regret not having taken the opportunity to talk to him and hear more stories about what that conflict was like.
I've never drank a Red Bull (just don't drink "energy" drinks) in My life. But hats off to Red Bull for engaging so fully in Aviation and taking such good care of these historical and important aircraft.
When I was in the U S Navy and in the Navy Reserves I drilled in Grand Prarie, Tx at NAS Dallas. The Vought Aircraft Company had an F4U that they kept in flying condition. What a beautiful aircraft!
Just love the sound of that Pratt& Whitnry R-2800 Twin Row Radial engine.Beautiful well keeped Corsair. Thank you for keeping her in excellant condition!❤😊
I know a man that flew a F4U in the war. He was friends with Pappy Boyington. Never flew with him , but was friends with him. My favorite airplane since i was 8 years old.
I truly believe that out of all of the great human creations in the world and in the history of humanity, imho, fighter planes (all types, prop or jet) are at the very top of the list of "amazing creations." Whether the human creation be books, artwork, structure, medical/biological advancements, buildings, housing, plumbing, electricity, steam power, computers, internet, ships, trains, guns, tools, musical instruments, so many countless other inventions/creations, I truly believe WW2 era prop/piston driven fighter planes are, and this Corsair here being a wonderful example of one, is something that is of true greatness. Regardless of inherent flaws or limits of the late 30's and early to mid 40's of engineering and aircraft manufacturing, aircraft like this I would be proud to say is one thing humans created that inspires and impresses without fail. Obviously, we have so many other models of fighter planes that are just as amazing, too many to list here including other types of aircraft besides "fighter" types but will name some that come to mind that have an allure that never gets old at least for me personally since the mid 1980's... P-38, P-47, P-51, P-40, P-39/63, Hawker Sea Fury, Hurricane/Spitfire, F-7 Tigercat and Bearcat, some Italian and Russian ones from WW2 whose names I don't remember, and my favorite jets F-4, A-4, F-5, F-16, F-18, F-22, God so many that required oceans of people power, engineering, drafting, money, testing, and so much. Sorry for the ramble everyone it is just that military aviation was a personal obsession of mine from the age of 5 to about 27. I envy that pilot flying this Corsair very much. He is able to experience in peace time what our vets did under the most extreme of duress. What is also another amazing aspect to looking at this video is that 80 years ago, that aircraft was not made for fun or to show off. It was made as a weapons platform.
A totally amazing aeroplane. My dad ( a Kiwi) was a Corsair pilot in the royal navy on aircraft carriers during WW2. Must have been a bit of a come down back in civi street to be getting about inan Austin 7. He was one of the lucky ones.
That shot of it lowering its wings at 8:20 is gorgeous. That massive “mouth” for the engine and those curved wings look so aggressive, almost science fiction like.
@chito4 Indeed sci-fi like... no doubt where George Lucas got ideas for many of the Star Wars craft. Especially the folding wings on the Imperial Shuttle Craft.
Excellent video! What a machine, it’s amazing that this particular machine was built in 1945 and has been restored to flyable condition. Also no music overlay makes it all stand out.
My dad was a " plan captain " working on these beautiful birds when I was a wee lad..Sweet memories of those times every time I see and or hear these engines. Thanks!
One of my favorites as a kid, I even had a model of one... I don't how this guy can't overly excited by just doing a pretrip. I can tell he has flown this plane several times!!!
Reno Nv. U.S.A.!!! I was working next to the airport in Hayward CA. Hearing planes take off all day!!! Heard one Learjet sounded cool!!! Then I heard something special,,, It sounded like a 426 Hemi taxiing down the runway!!! When I saw it take off,,, You guessed it it was a F4U CORSAIR!!! IT SUUNDS LIKE NHRA!!! I STOPED WORKING,,, WENT OUY SIDE JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WAS!!!
There are many types of F4U models out there, this one is a F4U-4 Corsair. This one has a much more powerful engine than the other models like the F4U-1A or the F4U-1D. It was also made in the late war of ww2
Looking at all the WW2 fighter aircraft, it reminds me of the quote, "every Lady has her charm...you just have to know where to look..." While other aircraft come close the B-17 which is my favorite and the F4U are the most stunning!
Look at that beauty! Its as if it were being wheeled out of the Chance Vought showroom after handing over the keys and owners manual to a 19 year old Kansas farm boy for his new job at Henderson Field.
What a gorgeous, beautiful, awesome, piece of American ingenuity. Graceful yet powerful. This film made me realize how a wonderful creation like this exemplifies the greatness of aviation engineers and the manufacturers that made a bird like this happen. Pure "poetry in motion". And to think this aircraft was designed, assembled, and flown well over EIGHTY years ago! As I watched this video, these thoughts rolled through my mind and my eyes slightly teared up, being proud to be a part of this great nation we call the United States.😂
I worked my summer evenings for a gentleman that was an agricultural aerial applicator but he also owned one of these magnificent planes. There is not a WW II aircraft that looks or has the whistle or howl of the Corsair. The Japanese named it the “Whistling Death”!
Although lots of WW2 warbird aficinados say that Mustang/Spitfire/Me-109 are epitomes of aviation...IMHO... Would have to say Corsair, Jug & FW-190 are my "3 Musketeers"
Beautiful, formidable, and spectacular design to look at. Built a model of one of these when I was a kid - favorite. Oh - and the sound that won it the moniker "Whistling Death". 7:52.
Right around 8:50 it sounds like a big ass harley idling...and it should, same design principles on the crank. All around very nice aircraft. One of the most successful of the war in the Pacific.
My uncle flew a Corsair in the Pacific war. Dad was so disappointed that he was too tall at 6'2" to fly fighters. He settled on a Mitchell B-25. I loved both men deeply. RIP to a pair of Greatest Generation heroes.
The air duct you see before the large opening for the R-2800 indicates this wasp motor is supercharged. So its actually making closer to 2,800-3,000 horsepower
All R2800 engines in fact had some sort of supercharging, from early singe-speed/single -stage mechanical to the complicated turbosupercharger on the Thunderbolt. The highest power output for any in service was the -73 in the P-61 with a turbosupercharger and 2800hp. The highest power Corsairs to see service in WW2 had 2380hp with the -18W, which had water/methanol injection to get that power, but only for short bursts, and the -32W, also with water/methanol, plus a variable speed two-stage supercharger.
I had my best friend who was in the Marines aviation. I'm 6 years Navy. He got me into building aircraft models. Up to like 30 now. Along with some of the Navy Tributes
When I was younger I worked for a retired Lt Commander in the navy who flew most of the piston powered planes during WW2 and he said the Corsair was his favorite plane,very agile, fast and manueverable, He called it The bent wing widow maker, it was known as that name be cause it suffered no fools for pilots. He also said the wings were bent to accomodate the diameter of the big propn for extra groung clearance. He also praised the Hell Cat.
Wow ! That bird is Beautiful ! They never looked that good when they were right off the assembly line thats for sure. F4U is my most favorite plane of all time, well next to the F22 anyways, and number 3 is the A10. We sure build some Awesome stuff ! They charge way to much but it is Awesome and the best in the world for sure. 🇺🇸
My grandmother helped build those in WWII, Stratford Connecticut. Rudder pedals, I think. My dad was a Marine in WWII and came home to work as a leadman at the same plant building Sikorsky helicopters. He worked at Bridgeport too.
Just hope they did a penetrant dye inspection or an x-ray inspection of all the primary structure elements that might have microscopic cracks before they subject them to air loads and aerodynamic forces. That would be the safest approach to restoring and bringing this vintage aircraft up to airworthiness.
Nice video. What kind of hardware did you use? especially for the audio parts of the preflight check, I noticed that you used 2 camera and audio was perfect.
Be still my heart!!! My all time fav plane in all it's showroom glory. I know I say that about every one of your air fleet, but really, listen to the lope of that Pratt @9:55 and don't tell you don't get hard chills thinking of that power with 130 octane av gas. Thanks for the video.
Maybe dumb question but did they have 100LL for fuel back then? Wasn’t the highest like 80 octane? If so then I’m assuming the engine had to be tuned to accept a higher octane fuel that was available then? My fathers ‘47 Luscombe Silvaire runs on avgas just fine but can also run on auto fuel as well.
along with the Spitfire, truly amazing aircraft. Remember watching Baa Baa Black Sheep in black n white as a toddler and then sitting down and trying to draw the Vought F4U
My Father was a USMC Aviator in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He flew Hellcats and then Corsairs. I have a few old black and white photos of him in the cockpit of his Corsair.
My Dad too. VMF 212 In Korea
So cool. My grandpa fought in the Pacific too. His unit was sent into Hiroshima 5 days after it was bombed. I have pictures of him with survivors that they were giving help to and the city looks like it was bulldozed flat. Just piles of rubble.
War is hell, but it was a better option than invading Japan.
@@saltysteel3996 You're right. The Jap's have such pride in themselves and their country that only when their backs were up against the wall and warned them that Tokoyo was next, did they finally surrender. They knew we meant business. And, after all, they STARTED it by surprise, attacking our main naval fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Dope bro
Should be nice photos and memories !
Can't help it. I just love the old birds. The F4 is a monster. Beautiful on the ground and flying. Love it. Thank you for this treat.
My favorite WW ll fighter, I met Pappy Boyington at the Oshkosh Wisconsin EAA fly in 1987, before he passed away in Jan. 1988. What a thrill I didn't know he was going to be there. I was walking through one of the buildings and he had a booth there. There wasn't anyone there at that moment so I was able to talk with him a little while and shake his hand. I told him I was a fan of the Black Sheep TV show and he said it wasn't very true to life which I already figured. I was so in awe seeing him there when I didn't expect to, that I forgot to ask him for his autograph until a day later. I was never in the Air Force or anything, but I did get my private pilots license in 87 when I was 29. Like I said, what a thrill for me, a new pilot, to meet him, a 5x ace from WW ll. I have no proof I met him...but I'll never forget it!!
What a great Oshkosh weekend that must have been 🙌
Of all the classics, the Corsair is my all-time favorite.
What a marvel of technology and design.
Scrape off the stupid bull and restore that beauty to her original glory. Be still my heart!
There isn't much I wouldn't do just for a single flight in her.
By FAR the best looking prop fighter ever made. Such a beautiful plane, and those wings look like they where sculpted by a master...
Ah, the magnificent Corsair……
What a beautiful piece of aviation history.
Such a beast of a plane.
I totally agree, number 2 among my favorite WW2 planes just behind the Spitfire
P-47 Thunderbolt, also a wonderful creation. Strong,sure, capable of flight with much sustained damage.
I love that chop of the engine. Sounds like a classic muscle car.
That Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine made it a classic muscle plane!
My Grandfather worked on these planes in WW2 on the USS Essex. So awesome to see a piece of history in the air that I use to enjoy hearing his stories about.
that is awesone
Awesome, my uncle flew one of these planes off the U.S.S. Essex. In fact his final mission of the Essex was Sept 11, 1945 when he had to ditch in rice paddies in China. The Chinese civilians hide him and helped him rejoin American troops.
My grandfather was on the second USS Yorktown during that time as well
My stepdad was on the Essex as well. I love the stories.
I’m a commercial airline pilot and former USAF Pilot…I would give my LEFT NUT to have a chance to fly this gorgeous piece of machinery… Unbelievable
So is it still up for grabs?
well if ya get the chance, itsa notorios torque tried to salam you into the ground when yer wheels left the ground.... other then that...its a lovely bird... I miss flying it.
@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk lucky SOB…I’ll bet it’s awesome to fly…
@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk Watched the record of Lt. Groves' death just yesterday. Yyyup, he pulled up and became a fok'n human gyroscope on the axis of the engine. Drew a whole ass circle an high-fived Poseidon right away.
I am from Argentina. When I was a child, a retired couple lived across the street from my house. She had the peculiarity of having a strong accent since she was American, and he had been a pilot. Well, one summer my uncles spent a few days at home and they started to get to know them and invited us to take a tea at their house. To my surprise, we started looking their photos and I learned his story. He had been a pilot in the Argentine Air Force, but despite the fact that the country was neutral in WW2, he fought in the US Navy in the Pacific theater. And in fact, at the end of the conflict, he took a beautiful nurse from Philadelphia to Argentina. A lovely woman. But I still remember the huge photo he had of a Corsair with the palm trees of some Pacific island with all the pilots of the squadron standing on its wings. Every time I see this plane, it reminds me of that old man and the admiration I began to feel for him. I now live in Paris, and last month I was lucky enough to see this plane fly at Air Legends 2024. I always regret not having taken the opportunity to talk to him and hear more stories about what that conflict was like.
Awesome ol girl.......but am I the only one who thinks it's a sin to have Redbull painted on the side of this piece of art?
You're not, but someone has to pay the bills...
1st thing that popped into my mind!
It is a sin
Cela s'appelle un sponsor... un mécène... Sans lui ton Corsair serait chez un ferrailleur...
It's beyond a sin for that ugly bull to be on such a great piece of flying history.
I've never drank a Red Bull (just don't drink "energy" drinks) in My life. But hats off to Red Bull for engaging so fully in Aviation and taking such good care of these historical and important aircraft.
In my drinking days. I drank Red Bull with vodka. That way I was an alert drunk. Quit drinking years ago. Don't miss it.
@@maxwellcrazycat9204 Same here. Don’t miss it whatsoever.
Redbull truly does give you wings
Yes they deserve credit but painting here Large logo and name ruined any goodwill that they were seeking.
That’s great and all but was it really necessary to put their logo on such a beautiful piece of history? I don’t think so 😂
One of my favorite planes of all time
Seems ridiculous that most fail to call the F4U as the "Wildcat", precursor to the F6U 'Hellcat" and the F8u "Bearcat"!!
might be one of the most beautiful aircraft ever
Taxiing out, it sounded like a top fuel engine. Love it.
When I was in the U S Navy and in the Navy Reserves I drilled in Grand Prarie, Tx at NAS Dallas. The Vought Aircraft Company had an F4U that they kept in flying condition. What a beautiful aircraft!
Just love the sound of that Pratt& Whitnry R-2800 Twin Row Radial engine.Beautiful well keeped Corsair. Thank you for keeping her in excellant condition!❤😊
Happy to deliver the joy of the sound, too bad I cant deliver the smell of JET A with it 🤣
I know a man that flew a F4U in the war. He was friends with Pappy Boyington. Never flew with him , but was friends with him. My favorite airplane since i was 8 years old.
History. Awesome!
Black Sheep Squadron!
@@dugjay VMA-214
@@dugjay The TV show is history too. I forgot how cool these sound and they used to fly entire formations of these and the Zeroes on that show.
Sad thing is Pappy ended up the town drunk, often being seen stumbling in the road
I truly believe that out of all of the great human creations in the world and in the history of humanity, imho, fighter planes (all types, prop or jet) are at the very top of the list of "amazing creations."
Whether the human creation be books, artwork, structure, medical/biological advancements, buildings, housing, plumbing, electricity, steam power, computers, internet, ships, trains, guns, tools, musical instruments, so many countless other inventions/creations, I truly believe WW2 era prop/piston driven fighter planes are, and this Corsair here being a wonderful example of one, is something that is of true greatness.
Regardless of inherent flaws or limits of the late 30's and early to mid 40's of engineering and aircraft manufacturing, aircraft like this I would be proud to say is one thing humans created that inspires and impresses without fail.
Obviously, we have so many other models of fighter planes that are just as amazing, too many to list here including other types of aircraft besides "fighter" types but will name some that come to mind that have an allure that never gets old at least for me personally since the mid 1980's... P-38, P-47, P-51, P-40, P-39/63, Hawker Sea Fury, Hurricane/Spitfire, F-7 Tigercat and Bearcat, some Italian and Russian ones from WW2 whose names I don't remember, and my favorite jets F-4, A-4, F-5, F-16, F-18, F-22, God so many that required oceans of people power, engineering, drafting, money, testing, and so much.
Sorry for the ramble everyone it is just that military aviation was a personal obsession of mine from the age of 5 to about 27. I envy that pilot flying this Corsair very much. He is able to experience in peace time what our vets did under the most extreme of duress.
What is also another amazing aspect to looking at this video is that 80 years ago, that aircraft was not made for fun or to show off. It was made as a weapons platform.
Thank you for this, we could not agree more!
All I can say at my age 72 it is still the most beautiful airplane ever built, I am not a pilot but to me they are bad a**
It really just that plus so cool. Tks . God Bless. ❤😊
It seems an unfortunate positive how much world war two accelerated the development of aircraft.
Wasn't for red bull she wouldn't be flying.
Red Bull has done a superb job in maintaining and flying this incredibly immaculate Corsair. My personal thanks to the actual people who do the work.
A totally amazing aeroplane.
My dad ( a Kiwi) was a Corsair pilot in the royal navy on aircraft carriers during WW2.
Must have been a bit of a come down back in civi street to be getting about inan Austin 7.
He was one of the lucky ones.
all good except they were shooting at ya😂❤
I think the Corsair is the most magnificent aircraft of WWII.
👍💯
👍or Hellcat, P-51
The P-38 is high on my list.
I believe the F6F holds the most air-to-air kills in WWII but correct me if I'm wrong.
Add the P-51 to that list.
That shot of it lowering its wings at 8:20 is gorgeous. That massive “mouth” for the engine and those curved wings look so aggressive, almost science fiction like.
@chito4 Indeed sci-fi like... no doubt where George Lucas got ideas for many of the Star Wars craft. Especially the folding wings on the Imperial Shuttle Craft.
On the ultimate list of all time cool, not much can top the F4-U Corsair.
Excellent video! What a machine, it’s amazing that this particular machine was built in 1945 and has been restored to flyable condition. Also no music overlay makes it all stand out.
My dad was a " plan captain " working on these beautiful birds when I was a wee lad..Sweet memories of those times every time I see and or hear these engines.
Thanks!
Had a toy of this plane when I was a kid. I was fascinated how the wings folded. The sounds I made while flying it were pretty close. :)
One of my favorites as a kid, I even had a model of one... I don't how this guy can't overly excited by just doing a pretrip. I can tell he has flown this plane several times!!!
My dad was a Marine Corps master sergent and master of the corsair! Chief of maintenance for his squadron. WW 2 and Korea.
The true heroes of this area
Some love, some hate RedBull, but the fact, they maintain some really rare planes, helicopters, is so amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah but the red bull logo looks really bad there.
Reno Nv. U.S.A.!!! I was working next to the airport in Hayward CA. Hearing planes take off all day!!! Heard one Learjet sounded cool!!! Then I heard something special,,, It sounded like a 426 Hemi taxiing down the runway!!! When I saw it take off,,, You guessed it it was a F4U CORSAIR!!! IT SUUNDS LIKE NHRA!!! I STOPED WORKING,,, WENT OUY SIDE JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WAS!!!
The F4U Corsair and the P51D Mustang's are my favorite fighter planes. 👍
There are many types of F4U models out there, this one is a F4U-4 Corsair. This one has a much more powerful engine than the other models like the F4U-1A or the F4U-1D. It was also made in the late war of ww2
Looking at all the WW2 fighter aircraft, it reminds me of the quote, "every Lady has her charm...you just have to know where to look..."
While other aircraft come close the B-17 which is my favorite and the F4U are the most stunning!
You know she is happy just by sound and how she responds 🔥🔥
I Love this airplane & the Tomcat. Two most Beautiful Aircraft.
NVMF-214 Black Sheep. Loved it!
There is nothing like the sound of an F4U Corsair.
Perhaps a 2 stroke dirtbike....
A focke wulf fw 190😊
Or a P-47 or an F-6F, since all three birds were packing the same exact engine. The P-51 is merely the great pretender, as good as it was.
Top fuel dragsters/ funny cars … electric guitar runnin through a Marshall amp set to 11 🎶🎵🎶🎵😜
My absolute favorite WW2 Fighter!
Beautiful, graceful and very deadly!!
Immediately clicked, so love the Corsair. Never will there ever be another beast like it. A hot rod before we had hot rods.
Look at that beauty!
Its as if it were being wheeled out of the Chance Vought showroom after handing over the keys and owners manual to a 19 year old Kansas farm boy for his new job at Henderson Field.
Ah, the star of the show, that gorgeous beast
The F4U to this day is the sexiest plane in the sky….
It was more than sexy, 11 to 1 kill ratio during WW2.
That seems to me it may have inspired the winged mopars..
THE WAY YOU Operate that iPhone camera is smooth and professional you capture the sound it’s almost as fun to see as the plane itself
Hahaha yeah good built in mic on that old iPhone 🤣
Lots of foreplay in the video,but it was worth it ! The most beautiful aircraft,in my opinion .
I am going to pick up half a dozen Red Bulls for the first time ever in support of this beautiful video of a magnificent flying machine
The F4U Corsair broke 400 mph on its maiden flight... My favorite propeller driven fighter . She is a gorgeous but tough bird.
What a gorgeous, beautiful, awesome, piece of American ingenuity. Graceful yet powerful. This film made me realize how a wonderful creation like this exemplifies the greatness of aviation engineers and the manufacturers that made a bird like this happen. Pure "poetry in motion". And to think this aircraft was designed, assembled, and flown well over EIGHTY years ago! As I watched this video, these thoughts rolled through my mind and my eyes slightly teared up, being proud to be a part of this great nation we call the United States.😂
I worked my summer evenings for a gentleman that was an agricultural aerial applicator but he also owned one of these magnificent planes. There is not a WW II aircraft that looks or has the whistle or howl of the Corsair. The Japanese named it the “Whistling Death”!
This is my most favorite radial engine driven aircraft!
Sei froh, dass Du das Privileg hast dort so zu filmen und danke für die Deine tollen Beiträge
Wir geben uns größte Mühe dieser Ehre gerecht zu werden! Vielen Dank 🙏
That F4U is gorgeous
Got to take off behind one of these and a B17 last week, was a real treat to say the least.
When those wings unfold... spine-tingling. And it looks like a massive wing with a tiny eyedropper for a fuselage.
Although lots of WW2 warbird aficinados say that Mustang/Spitfire/Me-109 are epitomes of aviation...IMHO... Would have to say Corsair, Jug & FW-190 are my "3 Musketeers"
La 5 FN is the best.That is all you need to know.
Corsairs just push my start button. I dont know why. Maybe i flew one in a past life or something.
Love all the old ww1 and ww2 fighter planes
Love the redbull logo its so cool having a charging bull on the front of the plane!
Oh yea, cause everyone loves an energy drink being branded on a 1940s warbird with tons of history. So cool.
@@bernardberben4852 atleast they keep it maintained and flying
I'm enjoying a peach flavored Red Bull as I watch this beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
Beautiful, formidable, and spectacular design to look at. Built a model of one of these when I was a kid - favorite.
Oh - and the sound that won it the moniker "Whistling Death". 7:52.
Nothing like the sound of P&W Double Wasp! We had a F4U do a high speed pass, 100 ft off the runway at MCAS Cherry Point. Still a Top Gun!
Eine wundervolle Maschine. Und sehr gute Aufnahme der Startvorbereitung. 👍
Right around 8:50 it sounds like a big ass harley idling...and it should, same design principles on the crank.
All around very nice aircraft. One of the most successful of the war in the Pacific.
Does Harley make a small-ass version?
even the way it retracts its wheels is spectacular. Hard to believe that aircraft was manufactured, it seems alive.
My uncle flew a Corsair in the Pacific war. Dad was so disappointed that he was too tall at 6'2" to fly fighters. He settled on a Mitchell B-25.
I loved both men deeply. RIP to a pair of Greatest Generation heroes.
It´s loud - it´s blue - it´s an F4U
Everything unbelievably squeaky clean and mint in this clip.
best prop plane ever made to my opinion, such a beauty
The air duct you see before the large opening for the R-2800 indicates this wasp motor is supercharged. So its actually making closer to 2,800-3,000 horsepower
All R2800 engines in fact had some sort of supercharging, from early singe-speed/single -stage mechanical to the complicated turbosupercharger on the Thunderbolt. The highest power output for any in service was the -73 in the P-61 with a turbosupercharger and 2800hp. The highest power Corsairs to see service in WW2 had 2380hp with the -18W, which had water/methanol injection to get that power, but only for short bursts, and the -32W, also with water/methanol, plus a variable speed two-stage supercharger.
One of the most beautiful fighters ever created.
The Mustang, Lightning, Spitfire.....all good planes, but HOT DAMN, A F4U is the bomb !!! God I love those wings!
Corsairs are just awesome!
man that idle chop is amazing.
Bravo《☆》F4U Corsair & F14 Tomcat are my personal favorite Aircraft of all Time✌🏼😎☯️
I had my best friend who was in the Marines aviation. I'm 6 years Navy. He got me into building aircraft models. Up to like 30 now. Along with some of the Navy Tributes
When I was younger I worked for a retired Lt Commander in the navy who flew most of the piston powered planes during WW2 and he said the Corsair was his favorite plane,very agile, fast and manueverable, He called it The bent wing widow maker, it was known as that name be cause it suffered no fools for pilots. He also said the wings were bent to accomodate the diameter of the big propn for extra groung clearance. He also praised the Hell Cat.
@@johnklatt3522 That makes sense, Commander Williams was a pilot not an engineer and he loved those plans especially after flying the wild cats.
Wow ! That bird is Beautiful !
They never looked that good when they were right off the assembly line thats for sure.
F4U is my most favorite plane of all time, well next to the F22 anyways, and number 3 is the A10.
We sure build some Awesome stuff !
They charge way to much but it is Awesome and the best in the world for sure.
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My grandmother helped build those in WWII, Stratford Connecticut. Rudder pedals, I think. My dad was a Marine in WWII and came home to work as a leadman at the same plant building Sikorsky helicopters. He worked at Bridgeport too.
The best generation 🙌
Thats exactly my kind of ASMR! Only thing i miss is pint of Avgas to smell the thing.
Superb photography of a beautiful aeroplane. Would be even better in 60 fps.
Just hope they did a penetrant dye inspection or an x-ray inspection of all the primary structure elements that might have microscopic cracks before they subject them to air loads and aerodynamic forces. That would be the safest approach to restoring and bringing this vintage aircraft up to airworthiness.
Absolutely stunning, one of my all-time faves like most others here it seems!
One of the most beautiful planes to ever take flight. That SOUND . . . . . . WHOA ! !
It's amazing to me that there are only like 15 of these in the world that can fly.
What a treat! I’d love to see it live!
Muito bonito esse exemplar parabéns!mas qual combustível ele usa?
Acredito que o da época é totalmente diferente de hj...
Beautiful old war bird, nice to see them still being flown and not just gathering dust in a museum.
Magnifique, mon préféré, merci pour cette belle vidéo 😊🇨🇵🇨🇵
what a Beast... Crazy beautiful
Of all the allied fighters, I always thought this was the most impressive/beautiful one, its the wings, makes it look awsome
Whistling Death. My favorite War Bird. Beautiful machine.
Such a stunning aircraft. Gorgeous!
Absolute stunner. No wonder we won.
That is my dad's favorite WWII plane.
Nice video. What kind of hardware did you use? especially for the audio parts of the preflight check, I noticed that you used 2 camera and audio was perfect.
Wow. What a gorgeous example!
Thanks, this is my favorite aircraft!
What a magnificent plane ! Such beauty.
Be still my heart!!! My all time fav plane in all it's showroom glory. I know I say that about every one of your air fleet, but really, listen to the lope of that Pratt @9:55 and don't tell you don't get hard chills thinking of that power with 130 octane av gas. Thanks for the video.
Just a thing of beauty, stickers or no stickers...
Maybe dumb question but did they have 100LL for fuel back then? Wasn’t the highest like 80 octane? If so then I’m assuming the engine had to be tuned to accept a higher octane fuel that was available then? My fathers ‘47 Luscombe Silvaire runs on avgas just fine but can also run on auto fuel as well.
My favorite WW ll fighter. Beautiful machine.
along with the Spitfire, truly amazing aircraft. Remember watching Baa Baa Black Sheep in black n white as a toddler and then sitting down and trying to draw the Vought F4U
Same here, never missed an episode!
Mechanical piece of art
So at 3:32 the note paper is blurred... but you can get a good look at what's written on it at 1:33 ...