1/72 Vought F4U-1A Corsair
Description
Following the release of our 1/72 Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage
Corsair, we proudly announce the F4U-1A Corsair as the latest
addition to the 1/72 War Birds Collection. This model bridges
the gap between the F4U-1 Bird Cage and F4U-1D Corsairs to
better chronicle the changes that this aircraft had undergone.
Introduced into service in 1942, the Vought F4U-1 featured
inverted gull wings and a massive 2,000hp engine spinning the
largest propeller mounted on a fighter at the time. While the
fighters performance and toughness was quite impressive,
deficiencies such as inadequate forward visibility, restricted
all-round visibility due to the early frame-like canopy, and
the tendency for the left and right wings to stall at different
speeds led to various improvements being added throughout
production, eventually resulting in the F4U-1A version. These
improvements included a longer tailwheel leg for better forward
visibility, a new canopy for better all-round visibility, and an
almost unnoticeable 15cm stall strip fixed to the leading edge
of the right wing to ensure both wings would stall at the same
speed.
1/72 scale assembly model kit of the Vought F4U-1A Corsair
Kit depicts a final F4U-1A Corsair production version with all
improvements or versions at different stages of the improvement
process.
Parts for 1000lb. bomb, external fuel tank, two types of
propellers, and two types of tailwheel are included to provide
many modeling possibilities
High quality decals for 3 different sets of markings
