An Aeronautical Engineer’s View…..
The Vought F4U Corsair
And its Contemporaries
By Thomas Brinkman
Copyright 2011 Thomas Brinkman
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ISBN 978-1-4661-0783-0
Additional publication activity by Tom Brinkman:
Contributing author for the Regional Best Seller:
Marine Wings: Stories of war and peace as written by the pilots
(DeForest Press (2007). The collected stories of Minnesota Marine pilots who flew in World War II, the Korean War, and beyond.
Introduction
An excerpt from: An Aeronautical Engineer’s View….The Vought F4U Corsair and its Contemporaries
6th EDITION
Publishing History:
1st Edition (Preliminary Draft), published May 3, 2006
2nd Edition, published August, 2006
3rd Edition, published March, 2007
4th Edition, published October, 2007
5th Edition, published January, 2009
6th Edition, published July, 2010; 2nd printing May, 2011; eBook October 2011
Cover design and artwork by Thomas Brinkman
Cover photographs (P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, F4U Corsair,
P-51 Mustang, F6F Hellcat) by Thomas Brinkman
Feel free to contact the author at mailto:tombrinkman@charter.net
Chapter 2 -- Design for Air-to-Air Combat
Chapter 3 -- Design for Ground Attack
Chapter 4 -- Engines, Supercharging, and Turbo-supercharging
Chapter 5 -- Improvements and ‘Stretch’
Chapter 6 -- Teething Problems and Design Issues
Chapter 7 -- British Commonwealth
Chapter 8 -- Korea and Early Cold War
Chapter 10 -- Accomplishments in Theater
F4U Corsair, P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt, F6F Hellcat, P-38 Lightning
Spitfire, Sea Fury
La-9, Yak-3
A6M Zero
ME 109 (Bf 109), FW 190
(books, articles, manuals, conversations and discussions)
TABLES
Table 1 -- Lead Designers of Leading Fighters -- WWII
Table 2 -- Aerodynamic Parameters
Table 3 -- Maturation—F4U Corsair
Table 4 -- Maturation—P-51 Mustang
Table 5 -- Maturation—P-47 Thunderbolt
Table 6 -- Maturation—P-38 Lightning
Table 7 -- Maturation—F6F Hellcat