80386 1:48 F4U-4 Corsair Early Version

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Retail Price: $46.50

Scale: 1/48
Brand: HOBBYBOSS

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Product Code: 80386

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HOBBY BOSS
1/48 F4U-4 Corsair Early Version
F4U-4 is the last variant to see action during World War II. Deliveries to the US Navy of the F4U-4 began late in 1944. It fully equipped naval squadrons four months before the end of hostilities. It had a 2,100 hp engine. When the cylinders were injected with the water/alcohol mixture, power was boosted to 2,450 hp (1,830 kW). The propeller was changed to a four blade type. Maximum speed was increased to 448 miles per hour 721 km/h and climb rate to over 1,180 m/mi as opposed tot he 884 m/min of the F4U-1A. The service ceiling also increased significantly from 11,000m to 12,000m.