Saturday, June 29, 2019

Corsair Racer


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  1. The paint covering that proud warbird is an atrocity.

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    1. I agree El-Tee! Pappy Boyington would puke the same color vomit if he saw it.

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    2. Looks like a flying ad for Slime.

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    3. It should be Tri-Color, or overall Navy Blue. ( Although the Gull Gray over White AU-1s of the 1950's were sharp looking birds!

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    4. That's the ugliest blue I ever saw....

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  2. What most don't know about the F4U (most block numbers) is that all the control surfaces and 1/3 of the wing covering---is fabric. It was the last "hybrid" fabric and metal aircraft in US service.---Ray

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    1. My dad had a Luscombe Silvaire, metal fuselage, fabric wing....I always wondered if that was for weight savings or economy....

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    2. Not so...the C123 had fabric-covered control surfaces.

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