"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
09/20/2015 at 17:54 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
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In 1943 Vought aircraft, makers of the legendary Corsair, were asked to build a test bed aircraft featuring the same engine and straight wings while utilizing a number of common structural elements. The intent was to test the Corsair’s mighty R-4360 engine mated with a turbosupercharger (coolest word ever). What do you need for a straight winged Corsair? Long landing gear to accommodate its huge prop. As this was a high altitude test bed it featured a pressurized four place cabin in place of the fighter’s single cockpit.
The R-4360 was a mainstay of the allied war effort on the Corsair and was used on such aircraft as the B-50, the Martin Mars, the B-36 and the Hughes Hurcules (Spruce Goose). The 71.5L engine made between 3000-3500HP. Turbosupercharging would give it even more power.
The V-326 on the ground with its long legs
The V-326 was used by a Pratt and Whitney as a test bed for a couple of different engines after the initial work on the 4360, but there is little published on the web detailing its history.
Images and references:
http://rwebs.net/avhistory/nots…
That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
> f86sabre
09/20/2015 at 17:59 |
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Can we go back to calling turbos turbosuperchargers? I think that’s something the automotive community should push for...if everybody is going to forced induction, the least they can do is say things like “our new 1.3 liter 3 cylinder is TURBOSUPERCHARGED to combine power and fuel efficiency.”
ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
09/20/2015 at 18:14 |
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Fascinating indeed. I had never heard of this bird. So the crank on the wing of the Corsair was simply to allow clearance for the prop. What did they hope to gain by straightening the wing on this aircraft? Better performance at altitude? Here’s another pic. Wild looking airplane.
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f86sabre
> ttyymmnn
09/20/2015 at 18:53 |
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I think that is about it. It also makes manufacture easier.
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f86sabre
> That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
09/20/2015 at 18:55 |
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I support that notion. Both our cars have forced induction, one turbo and one supercharged.