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The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the "Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War.Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A.
As part of the failing relationship between the US and Germany in the era prior to World War II, the division was spun off as Goodyear Aircraft Company in 1939. The company opened a new factory in Arizona in 1941 which produced subassemblies, including subcontracted airframe construction and the design of the Goodyear F2G Corsair and Goodyear Duck.
During World War II, more than 4,000 Corsairs were built in Akron by Goodyear workers. One of their aircraft is being restored at MAPS Air Museum 'Best damned fighter plane in the world': MAPS ...
This Vought F4U Corsair with registration FAH-609 Air Force of Honduras, shot down three aircraft: a Cavalier F-51D Mustang and two Goodyear FG-1D Corsairs of the Salvadoran Air Force 17 July 1969, commanding by Captain Fernando Soto Henriquez. This was the last combat between piston engined aircraft. [citation needed]
F11F-1F/2 Super Tiger – redesignated F-11B in 1962; F12F – unofficial; G: Eberhart. FG; F2G; G: Goodyear. FG Corsair; F2G Corsair; H: Hall. FH; H: McDonnell (changed from D in 1946) FH Phantom – redesignated from FD; F2H Banshee – redesignated from F2D, redesignated F-2 in 1962; F3H Demon – redesignated F-3 in 1962; F4H Phantom II ...
F2G may refer to: Eberhart F2G, a circa 1920's aircraft; Goodyear F2G Corsair, a circa 1940's aircraft This page was last edited on 28 ...
As one of Goodyear's staple all-season options designed for family sedans and crossovers, the WeatherReady 2 is available in 58 sizes, from 16 to 22 inches in wheel rim diameter. It comes with a ...