aircraft/loadouts Vought F4U-7 Corsair (Aéronavale)

[SubRyan 5,556]

Model: Vought F4U-7 Corsair

 
Technical Description: Carrier fighter

 

Visual Aspects: 

 

Spoiler

 

Short History: The French F4U-7 became the last Corsair variant to be produced. The first of these made its initial flight on July 2, 1952, and deliveries of the ninety-four aircraft were concluded by the end of January the following year. These aircraft carried U.S. Navy Bureau numbers 133652 through 133731, and 133819 through 133832. F4U-7's remained in service with the French Navy for eleven years until 1964. During that time they were assigned to the 12th, 14th, 15th, and 17th Flotilles.

It was a cross between the F4U-4B and the AU-1, but used the same 33' 8.25" fuselage length of the F4U-4 and F4U-4B. The F4U- 7 had the higher blown canopy, and its related fairing on the spine of the fuselage as found on the F4U-5 and AU-1.  As a result, the F4U-7 also had the chin scoop at the bottom of the cowl ring. To carry external stores, the F4U-7 had the AU-1s five pylons under each outer wing section to carry rockets and small bombs. Some F4U-7s were also equipped to launch SS-11 wire guided air-to-surface missiles. They retained the two pylons under the center wing section, and there was also a centerline station as well. Standard internal armament was four 20-mm cannon mounted in the wings as found on the F4U-4B and all subsequent US versions. 

 

During their operational service, the French F4U-7's flew from land bases and the aircraft carriers LA FAYETTE, ARROMANCHES, amd BOIS BELLEAU . They participated in combat in Algeria and the Suez Canal area. FrenchCorsairs also took part in the fighting in Indochina, but they were the twenty-five AU-1s provided to the French in April 1954, rather than the F4U-7s .

 

Configuration: Naval fighter / fighter-bomber

 

Production Status

First flight: July 7, 1952
Introduction year: 1953

Status: retired

Number built: 94

 

Crew Data
Number of crew: 1 
Roles of crew: pilot 
 
Engine Data (Piston Aircraft)
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney 
Name: R-2800-18W 
Number of engines: 1 
Number of cylinders: 18 

Configuration: radial 

Cooling: air cooled 
Supercharger / Turbo: two stage supercharger 
Fuel: 115/145 octane 
Dry weight: 1125 kg 

Cylinder compression ratio: 6.75:1 
Propeller shaft ratio: 0.45:1 

Impeller ratio: 7.50:1, 6.30:1, 7.80:1 

 

Fuel Data
Fuel tanks: 886 liters in self sealing tanks 
Fuel consumption: 
 
Power Data
WEP: 
Take Off Power: 2100 hp @ 2800 rpm 
Military Power (1000 feet): 2100 hp @ 2800 rpm 

Military Power (14000 feet): 1900 hp @ 2800 rpm 

Military Power (21000 feet): 1800 hp @ 2800 rpm 
Normal Power (7000 feet): 1700 hp @ 2600 rpm 

Normal Power (18000 feet): 1630 hp @ 2600 rpm 

Normal Power (27000 feet): 1550 hp @ 2600 rpm 
 
Propellor Data
Manufacturer: Hamilton 
Type:  
Number of blades: 4 
Blade diameter: 4.01 m 
 
Basic Geometric Data
Length: 10.39 m 
Wing span: 12.47 m 
Wing area: 29.2 m² 
Height: 4.52 m 
Flap area:
Elevator area:
Rudder area: 
Aileron area:

 
Weight Data
Empty weight:  4461 kg 
Loaded weight:  8610 kg 

Maximum weight:  8800 kg 
 
General Performance Data
Maximum speed: 724 km/hr @ 7920 m

Minimum speed: 

Landing speed:
Cruising speed: 
Service ceiling:  11,314 m
Range: 1300 km (at 5000 m)
 
Max Speed Chart

.. at 7920 meters     724 km/hr
 
Rate of Climb

.. at SL                   19 m/s

 

Time to altitude

 
Armament
Guns: 4 x 20mm AN/M3 cannons (984 rounds)

Rockets: 10 x 127mm HVAR 

Bombs: 2 x 450 kg 
 
Ammunition:
unknown
 
Notes

 

 
Sources
 
1. (Les AILES de GLOIRE de L'AERONAUTIQUE NAVALE no 12) Chance-Vought Corsair F4U-7 & AU-1 by Patrick Marchand and Junko Takamori

2. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines Model Designations and Characteristics, May 15, 1955 pp F10

3. (Crowood Aviation Series) Vought F4U Corsair by Martin W. Bowman

4. (Detail and Scale vol 56) F4U Corsair Part 2 F4U-4 thru F4U-7 by Bert Kinzey

Edited October 17, 2016 by SubRyan

[blakeob 8,086]

Open for discussion. 

[Borotovas 4,500]

I support this aircraft. I added this aircraft to my suggestion and poll here:

 

 

[sniperNZSAS 1,116]

Can't believe this topic got no replies..

[Z3r0_ 4,128]

Looks like a solid candidate for inclusion on the French tech tree, as a premium or even as a regular aircraft seeing as it was made specifically for the Aeronavale.

[Borotovas 4,500]

1 hour ago, sniperNZSAS said:

Can't believe this topic got no replies..

 

Me too. I thought this topic was locked or just been posted, but nah.

[Admiral_Aruon 2,264]

wow. hell yes to this. +1

 

best corsair armament, best corsair performance (hopefully), and even the opportunity to stick the most common 1st gen ATGM ingame on it. dis gon bee gud.

[kev2go 5,112]

+1

[Dundee93 508]

I support, it definitely belongs in the regular tree. If they add guided ordnance it would be a good counterpart to late props like the OV-10, very advanced ground strike capabilities but rather obsolete air-to-air. I'd suggest between 6.0 and 8.0 BR, preferably 7.3 with SS.11s. 

[kev2go 5,112]

2 hours ago, Dundee93 said:

I support, it definitely belongs in the regular tree. If they add guided ordnance it would be a good counterpart to late props like the OV-10, very advanced ground strike capabilities but rather obsolete air-to-air. I'd suggest between 6.0 and 8.0 BR, preferably 7.3 with SS.11s. 

 

But OV10 isnt really a proper Strike plane. Just more of a FAC plane that could carry some ordinance fo light attack. but primarily OV10 in nam carried smoke rockets to mark enemy positions in thier AFAC role rather than being used as dedicated attack planes.

 

A1H skyraider will be far better suited as follow up piston attacker for US attacker tree  rrather the OV10. More rugged, more survivable,  More ordinance.

Edited October 23, 2017 by kev2go

[teddyator 12]

+1

[dotWORD 4]

F4U-7 with SS.11

Edited October 26, 2017 by dotWORD

[Z3r0_ 4,128]

On 10/26/2017 at 3:31 AM, dotWORD said:

F4U-7 with SS.11

 

How'd they guide those things?  The first-gen SS.11s were manually guided, which can't have been easy to do from a single-seat aircraft.

[CptPejelagarto 359]

+1

 

[PainGod85 8,050]

Yes.

[Shepard_FR 546]

I don't even know why it isn't in the game yet.

 

This is pretty much the F4U-4B without the bomb and rocket pylons on an empty secondary loadout. This would go great at 5.7 with the SO.8000 and the AD-4.

 

+1 for me.

Edited March 6, 2018 by Shepard_FR

[dotEXCEL 5,969]

On 28.10.2017 at 3:27 PM, Z3r0_ said:

 

How'd they guide those things?  The first-gen SS.11s were manually guided, which can't have been easy to do from a single-seat aircraft.

well, they did....

Edited March 6, 2018 by dotEXCEL

[Milocat 4,857]

Love it.  +1.

[LaChasseBordel 26]

Hi all,

 

Yes please, 100 % needed. It would also give an opportunity to re-organise the mess that is the French tree now, and finally put together an Aéronavale (Fleet Air Arm) line.

 

Thanks for the suggestion SubRyan

Edited March 6, 2018 by LaChasseBordel
typo

[Trotrodor 2,670]

France really need more rank IV, so yeah

[Milocat 4,857]

Could you add a poll?

[Slipslime 660]

I'm hanging on in vain for more French designed planes but I doubt that'll ever happen. Since this did see real combat with the French military, sure

[Milocat 4,857]

Move to Implemented?

[Z3r0_ 4,128]

14 hours ago, Milocat said:

Move to Implemented?

 

Not till Update 1.79 actually drops most likely, but absolutely confirmed.

[Z3r0_ 4,128]

14 hours ago, Milocat said:

Move to Implemented?

 

Not till Update 1.79 actually drops most likely, but absolutely confirmed.